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WAR  DEPARTMENT 
OFFICE  OF  THE  INSPECTOR  GENERAL 

A  Guide 

FOR  THE  USE  OF  OFFICERS  OF  THE 

Inspector  General's  Department 

1911 


Prepared  under  direction  of  the 
Inspector  General  of  the  Army 


(REVISED  TO  INCLUDE  DECEMBER  26.  191!) 


WASHINGTON 

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WAR  DEPARTMENT, 
Document  No.  403. 
, .  Office  of  the  Inspector  General. 


War  Department, 
Office  of  the  Chief  of  Staff, 

Washington,  October  19,  1911. 
The  following  Guide  for  the  Use  of  Officers  of  the  Inspector  Gen- 
eral's Department,  1911,  prepared  under  direction  of  the  Inspector 
General,  is  published  for  the  information  and  government  of  the 
Regular  Army  and  Organized  Militia  of  the  United  States. 
By  order  of  the  Secretary  of  War: 

Wm.  H.  Carter, 
Major  General,  Acting  Chief  of  Staff, 

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TABLE  OF  COI^TEIS^TS. 


Inspector  General's  Department 9 

OflBce  of  the  Inspector  General  of  the  Army 10 

Inspectors  general  and  acting  inspectors  general 10 

Inspections 14 

Inspection  of  a  garrisoned  post 19 

Special  instructions  to  inspectors 24 

Inspection  of  an  arsenal  or  depot 27 

Reports  of  inspections,  statements  of  irregularities  and  deficiencies,  and  reme- 
dial action  reports 30 

Inspection  of  money  accounts 34 

Method  of  inspection 36 

Checks 39 

Check  books  and  unused  checks 41 

Certificates  of  deposit 42 

Proceeds  of  sales 1 1 42 

"^  \  Appropriations 44 

'    Money  vouchers 45 

Disbursing  officers 47 

Depositaries 57 

Closing  statements 58 

Reports  of  inspections,  etc 58 

Inspection  of  property  for  condemnation 59 

Animals 68 

Books 68 

|,   Buildings 68 

Submarine  mine  property 69 

At  national  cemeteries 69 

Quartermaster's  property 69 

Subsistence  supplies 72 

Medical  property 73 

Engineer  property 74 

Ordnance  and  ordnance  stores 76 

Signal  property 84 

American  National  Red  Cross 85 

Ammunition 85 

Annual  reports 88 

Arms  and  equipments 89 

For  commissioned  officers 89 

For  enlisted  men  and  organizations. 91 

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6  TABLE  or  CONTENTS. 

Page. 

Army 101 

Army  transports 105 

Articles  of  War 110 

Badges  and  medals 110 

Baggage 112 

Bands 113 

Battalions  and  squadrons 113 

Bicycles 114 

Blank  forms 114 

Boards  of  oificers.. ^J . '4'. ^tX -)•"[•(-' 115 

BuUdings '.'... 117 

Ceremonies - , -  - 119 

Civilian  employees 119 

Claims  against  the  United  States 122 

Contracts  and  purchases .-.-frtrT/.-rt- 122 

Contract  surgeons ..^^.,',^rr,T(\i- 124 

Dental  Corps i 124 

Discharges 125 

Diseases 125 

Eight-hour  law 120 

Fortifications ,........, 120 

Punds 133 

Regimental,  bakery,  company  and  mess i;{3 

General  Staff  Corps ..,,^^^„j.^^  ^^^,,,^142 

Guard  duty j,^^.  ,,^,142 

Guns  and  carriages ,144 

HoUdays - 147 

Honors  to  the  flag 148 

Ice. 150 

Instruction 151 

Theoretical -  -  -  - 151 

Practical 154 

Laundries 158 

MMi.... •••rrtviKr ^^^ 

l^ure ,  ,..K,^,.  t  ^^. 159 

Maps -.---.- 159 

Marine  Corps 159 

Military  post ..---  160 

Militia v,- .  -  -  -  -  IW 

Mosquitoes -----  161 

National  cemeteries -  161 

Noncommissioned  officers 162 

Outside  influence 165 

Philippine  scouts 16G 

Physical  examination  and  tests  of  officers 107 

Post  bakeries 1(>8 

Post  commander .!-,.-.,,., 169 

Post  exchange 1'  1 

Presents — 176 

Prisoners 176 

Private  mounts 179 

Private  property 181 


TABLE  OF  CONTENTS.  7 

Page. 

Protection  against  fires 182 

PubUc  animals 182 

Publications 185 

Public  property 185 

Punishments 194 

Quarters 195 

Railroads 196 

Rations 196 

Records  and  correspondence 198 

Books  and  records 204 

Recruiting  service 210 

Recruiting  stations 210 

Recruit  depots  and  depot  posts 214 

Retired  officers 216 

Servants 216 

Shoes 217 

Signal  Corps  depots  and  posts 217 

Soldiers'  homes 217 

Soldiers'  Home  at  Washington,  D.  C 217 

National  Home  for  Disabled  Volunteer  Soldiers 218 

Staff 219 

Submarine  mining 219 

Subsistence  stores 221 

Surveying  officer 222 

Tableware 225 

Telegrams 227 

Telegraphic  code 227 

Telephones 227 

Tentage 227 

Transportation 228 

Uniform 230 

Veterinarians 233 

Water  supply,  sewerage,  heating  and  lighting  plants 234 

Appendix. — Form  for  report  of  an  inspection  of  a  garrisoned  post  and  form  for 

statement  of  irregularitiejj  and  deficiencies 235 

List  of  abbreviations  used 245 

Index 247 


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A  GUIDE  FOR  USE  OF  OFFICERS  OF  THE  INSPECTOR 
GENERAL'S  DEPARTMENT. 


INSPECTOR  GENERAL'S  DEPARTMENT. 

1.  That  from  and  after  the  approval  of  this  act  the  Army  of  the 
United  States,  inchiding  the  existing  organizations,  shall  consist  of 
*  *  *  an  Inspector  General's  Department,  *  *  *.  The  In- 
spector General's  Department  shall  consist  of  one  inspector  general 
with  the  rank  of  brigadier  general,  four  inspectors  general  with  the 
rank  of  colonel,  four  inspectors  general  with  the  rank  of  lieutenant 
colonel,  and  eight  inspectors  general  with  the  rank  of  major:  Provided, 
That  all  vacancies  created  or  caused  by  this  section  shall  be  filled, 
as  far  as  possible,  by  promotion  according  to  seniority  of  officers  of 
the  Inspector  General's  Department.  (Act  approved  Feb.  2,  1901, 
31  Stat.  L.,  748,  751;  G.  O.  9,  A.  G.  O.,  1901,  p.  5.     See  par.  2,  post.) 

2.  That  upon  the  occurrence  of  a  vacancy  in  the  grade  of  colonel 
in  the  Inspector  General's  Department  after  the  present  lieutenant 
colonels  therein  shall  have  been  promoted  or  retired,  such  vacancy 
shall  not  be  filled,  and  thereafter  the  number  of  officers  authorized 
for  that  department  shall  be  as  follows:  One  inspector  general  with 
the  rank  of  brigadier  general;  three  inspectors  general  with  the  rank 
of  colonel;  four  inspectors  general  with  the  rank  of  lieutenant  colonel, 
and  nine  inspectors  general  with  the  rank  of  major.  (Act  approved 
Mar.  2,  1901,  31  Stat.  L.,  899;  G.  O.  26,  A.  G.  O.,  1901,  p.  7.) 

3.  Details  from  the  line  to  fill  vacancies  in,  appointment  of  chief, 
etc.  (Act  approved  Feb.  2,  1901,  sec.  26;  31  Stat.  L.,  755;  G.  O.  9, 
A.  G.  O.,  1901,  p.  11.) 

4.  The  Secretary  of  War  may,  in  addition,  detail  officers  of  the 
line,  not  to  exceed  four,  to  act  as  assistant  inspectors  general:  Pro- 
vided, That  officers  of  the  line  detailed  as  acting  inspectors  general 
shall  have  all  the  allowances  of  cavalry  officers  of  their  respective 
grades.  (Act  approved  June  23,  1874,  18  Stat.  L.,  244;  G.  O.  78, 
A.  G.  O.,  1874,  p.  1.) 

5.  Expert  accountant  for,  authorized.  (Act  June  13,  1890,  26 
Stat.  L.,  151;  G.  0.  69,  A.  G.  O.,  1890;  act  Feb.  24,  1891,  26  Stat.  L., 
773;  G.  O.  27,  A.  G.  O.,  1891.) 


10  INSPECTORS  GENERAL. 

OFFICE    OF  THE    INSPECTOR   GENERAL    OF  THE   ARMY. 

6.  The  oflBice  of  the  Inspector  General  in  the  War  Department  is  a 
bureau  of  the  War  Department,  similar  in  its  character  to  the  "oflSce 
of  the  Quartermaster  General,"  and  the  ''ofl&ce  of  the  Commissary 
General,"  and  the  "office  of  The  Adjutant  General,"  etc.,  and  also 
"in  the  status  and  authority  of  its  chief,"  so  far  as  his  authority  and 
status  as  a  chief  of  bureau  in  the  War  Department  go.  (Op.  J.  A.  G., 
May  3,  1898;  3314-1,  O.  I.  Gf) 

INSPECTORS    GENERAL   AND   ACTING   INSPECTORS    GENERAL. 

7.  Sphere  of  inquiry  includes  every  branch  of  military  affairs 
except  when  specially  limited  in  Army  Regulations  or  orders. 
(A.  R.,  895.) 

8.  Will  exercise  a  comprehensive  and  general  observation  within 
the  command  to  which  assigned  over  all  that  pertains  to  the  efficiency 
of  the  Army,  the  condition  and  state  of  supplies  of  all  kinds,  of  arms 
and  equipments,  of  the  expenditure  of  public  property  and  moneys, 
and  the  condition  of  accounts  of  all  disbursing  officers  of  every 
branch  of  the  service,  of  the  conduct,  discipline,  and  efficiency  of 
officers  and  troops,  and  report  with  strict  impartiality  in  regard  to 
all  irregularities  that  may  be  discovered.     (A.  R.,  895.) 

9.  From  time  to  time  they  will  make  such  suggestions  as  may 
appear  to  them  practicable  for  the  correction  of  any  defect  that  may 
come  under  their  observation.     (A.  R.,  895.) 

10.  When  assigned  to  a  military  command  they  are  under  the 
immediate  direction  of  its  commanding  general;  when  not  so  assigned, 
they  are  under  the  orders  of  the  War  Department.     (A.  R.,  896.) 

11.  They  will  make  such  special  inspections  as  the  commanding 
general  may  direct  within  the  limits  of  his  command.     (A.  R.,  896.) 

12.  Report  by  letter  on  arriving  at  their  stations  to  the  Inspector 
General  of  the  Army.     (A.  R.,  897.) 

13.  An  officer  of  a  staff  corps  or  department,  or  an  officer  serving 
therein  by  detail,  will  report  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army 
and  to  the  head  of  his  corps  or  department  on  the  last  day  of  every 
month,  giving  his  address,  a  statement  of  the  duties  on  which  he  has 
been  employed  during  the  month,  the  date  of  his  assignment  thereto, 
and  the  authority  by  which  so  assigned.    (A.  R.,  843.) 

14.  Personal  reports  when  absent  with  leave,  detached,  etc. 
(A.  R.,  64,  841,  842.) 

Note. — A  leave  of  absence  commences  on  the  day  following 
that  on  which  the  officer  departs  from  his  proper  station.    The 


INSPECTORS  GENERAL.  11 

day  of  departure,  whatever  the  hour,  is  counted  as  a  day  of  duty; 
the  day  of  return  as  a  day  of  absence.  (A.  R.,  58.)  The  day  of 
departure  from  command  or  station  in  the  case  of  detached  service 
and  the  day  of  return  from  such  service  are  counted  as  days  of 
detached  service.     (Cir.  41,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

15.  Reporting  in  person  on  arriving  in  Washington  or  at  the 
headquarters  of  a  division  or  department.     (A.  R,,  839.) 

16.  Will  furnish  to  the  Inspector  General  of  the  Army  copies 
of  all  orders  and  written  instructions  received  for  tours  of  inspec- 
tion or  for  investigations,  giving  the  nature  of  the  duty  they  are 
going  to  perform,  the  probable  time  they  will  be  at  each  place  to 
be  visited  during  their  tour,  and  the  probable  date  they  will  return 
to  their  stations.     (A.   R.,  897.) 

Note. — Officers  of  the  Inspector  General's  Department  in  the 
Philippines  Division  are  not  required  to  furnish  copies  of  orders 
and  written  instructions  for  tours  of  inspection,  nor  itineraries 
of  routes  of  travel,  etc.,  called  for  by  A.  R.,  897.     (10039,  O.  I.  G.) 

17.  At  the  close  of  each  fiscal  year  the  inspector  general  as- 
signed to  a  military  command  will  submit  to  its  commanding 
general  a  report  covering  the  operations  of  the  Inspector  General's 
Department  within  the  command  during  the  preceding  year,  together 
with  such  recommendations  for  the  improvement  of  the  service 
as  he  may  deem  fit,  and  will  forward  a  copy  thereof,  through  mili- 
tary channels,  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army,  who  will  trans- 
mit it  to  the  Inspector  General  of  the  Army.  (A.  R.,  897.)  Copy 
of  annual  report  intended  for  the  Inspector  General  of  the  Army 
should  be  forwarded  as  above  in  time  to  reach  his  office  not  later 
than  August  10  of  each  year.    (13505-G,  O.  I.  G.) 

18.  An  officer  of  the  Inspector  General's  Department,  upon  being 
relieved  from  duty  as  inspector  general  of  a  division,  will  submit 
directly  to  the  Inspector  General  of  the  Army  a  statement  showing 
the  status  of  the  inspections  pertaining  to  that  division,  including 
those  assigned  under  A.  R.,  910.     (13505,  O.  I.  G.) 

19.  Will  make  known  their  orders  or  instructions  to  conmianding 
officers  and  other  officers  whose  troops  and  affairs  they  are  directed 
to  inpect.     (A.  R.,  898.) 

20.  When  making  inspections  within  the  territorial  limits  of 
the  command  of  an  officer  subordinate  to  the  officer  ordering  the 
inspections,  they  will,  prior  to  the  inspections,  furnish  to  the  sub- 
ordinate commander  a  copy  of  their  orders  and  an  itinerary  of  their 
route  in  so  far  as  they  relate  to  the  inspection  of  parts  of  his  com- 
mand.    (A.  R.,  898.) 


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21.  Not  to  give  orders  unless  specially  authorized,  then  only 
in  the  name  of  the  superior  giving  such  authority.     (A.  R.,  899.) 

22.  All  irregularities  to  be  reported  with  strict  impartiality. 
(A.  R.,  899.) 

23.  Should  refrain  from  informal  conversation  or  comment  upon 
subjects  under  investigation.     (A.  R.,  899.) 

24.  Will  exercise  the  greatest  care  that  they  do  no  injustice  to 
organizations  or  individuals.     (A.  R.,  900.) 

25.  \\Tien  investigating  accusations  prejudicial  to  the  char- 
acter of  an  officer,  will  make  known  to  him  their  nature  and  give 
him  an  opportunity  to  make  his  own  statement  in  writing,  which 
will  be  appended  to  the  report.     (A.  R.,  900.) 

26.  When  detailed  to  investigate  alleged  attempts  to  defraud 
the  Government,  or  any  irregularity  or  misconduct  of  any  officer 
or  agent  of  the  United  States,  they  have  authority  to  administer 
oaths  to  witnesses.  (A.  R.,  901;  R.  S.,  183,  amended  by  act  Feb.  13, 
1911,  36  Stat.  L.,  898;  M.  L.,  691.) 

''The  Inspector  General's  Department  is  an  instrumentality  placed 
at  the  disposal  of  the  Secretary  of  War  to  assist  him  in  military 
administration.  It  is  not,  in  any  sense,  a  tribunal;  it  has  no  power 
to  reach  findings  or  to  impose  punishment.  It  has  power  to  admin- 
ister oaths,  when  necessary^  in  the  course  of  an  investigation  and  is 
regulated  by  the  requirements  of  section  183,  Revised  Statutes,  as 
amended.     *    *    * 

"The  officers  of  the  Inspector  General's  Department  are  confi- 
dential agents  of  the  Secretary  of  War,  whose  duty  it  is  to  collect 
the  facts  in  respect  to  a  particular  incident;  they  are  bound  to  make 
as  full  a  presentation  on  both  sides  as  is  possible,  their  conduct 
in  that  regard  being  regulated  by  the  requirements  of  paragraph  893 
of  the  Army  Regulations,  1908  [A.  R.,  900  of  1910].    *    *    * 

"These  investigations  (by  officers  of  the  Inspector  General's 
Department)  are,  as  a  rule,  confidential;  a  different  procedure  may 
be  prescribed  by  the  Secretary  of  War  or  by  the  officer  ordering 
the  investigation;  a  public  investigation  may  be  directed,  and 
those  whose  conduct  is  being  made  the  subject  of  examination 
may  be  permitted  to  appear,  to  produce  witnesses,  and  to  cross- 
examine.    *    *    * 

"In  the  case  in  reference,  I  understand  Mr. has  been  per- 
mitted to  be  present  during  the  conduct  of  the  investigation.  This 
is  a  matter  that  is  committed  to  the  discretion  and  judgment  of  the 
inspector,  and  is  not  regarded  as  a  right  which  can  be  demanded 
by  the  person  whose  acts  or  conduct  are  being  made  the  subject  of 
investigation. 


INSPECTORS  GENERAL.  13 

"If  the  investigation  is  confidential,  the  report  is  equally  con- 
fidential, and  there  is  no  authority  of  law  or  practice  in  furnishing 
any  person  with  copies  of  the  Inspector  General's  notes.     *    *    * 

*'I  think  that  the  Inspector  General  correctly  states  the  practice 
in  respect  to  military  investigations  which  are  conducted  by  officers 
of  his  department,  in  which  the  practice  is  not  to  receive  briefs. 
*  *  *"  (Op.  Judge  Advocate  General,  Nov.  22,  1909;  13738-  B, 
O.  I.G.) 

The  Secretary  of  War,  November  24,  1909,  said,  with  respect  to 
a  request  for  a  copy  of  the  notes  of  testimony  as  taken  from  day  to 
day,  as  follows:  *'In  conformity  with  the  established  practice  in 
such  cases  the  investigation  is  a  confidential  one,  and  I  am  advised 
that,  as  the  investigation  itself  is  confidential  in  character,  there  is 
no  authority  of  law  or  practice  for  furnishing  any  person  with  copies 
of  the  Inspector  General's  notes  in  advance  of  their  submission  to 
the  Secretary  of  War."     (13738-B,  O.  I.  G.) 

27.  Inspectors  general  will,  from  time  to  time,  designate  the 
articles  which,  in  their  opinion,  should  be  procured  and  kept  for 
sale  by  the  Subsistence  Department,  to  officers  and  enlisted  men 
while  in  garrison  or  permanent  camps,  and  while  in  temporary  camps 
or  on  active  campaign.     (A.  R.,  902;  see  also  R.  S.,  1144.) 

For  latest  sales  list,  see  G.  O.  172,  W.  D.,  1909. 

28.  When  assigned  to  a  military  command,  they  will  each  be 
allowed  the  necessary  clerks  and  one  messenger,  who  will  be  assigned 
by  the  Secretary  of  War.     (A.  R.,  896.) 

29.  Every  facility  and  assistance,  including  clerical  aid,  if  re- 
quested, will  be  furnished  inspectors  by  commanding  and  other 
officers  whose  troops  and  affairs  they  are  directed  to  inspect.  (A.  R., 
898.) 

30.  The  efficient  discharge  of  the  duty  of  inspecting  officers 
requires  a  thorough  acquaintance  with  the  rules  and  usages  of  the 
service,  the  regulations  and  laws  for  the  government  of  the  Army, 
the  systems  of  instruction  for  the  troops,  and  the  general  principles 
of  the  military  profession.  Industrious  attention  must  therefore  be 
given  by  inspectors  to  the  study  of  such  matters  as  may  pertain  to 
their  sphere  of  investigation;  and  habits  of  study  and  critical  obser- 
vation should  be  assiduously  cultivated.     (G.  O.  5,  A.  G.  O.,  1866.) 

31.  Under  the  provisions  of  A.  R.,888  (A.  R.,  895,  1910),  in- 
spectors general  will  inquire  into  and  report  upon  the  business 
methods  of  all  chief  quartermasters  and  other  officers  on  duty  in  the 
Quartermaster's  Department  under  the  conditions  named  in  G.  O. 
18  and  73,  W.  D.,  1908,  with  special  reference  to  the  application  of 


U  INSPECTIONS. 

the  principles  enunciated  therein.     (G.  O.  18,  73,  ]76,  W.  D.,  1908.) 
Also  see  Cir.  7,  Q.  M.  G.  O.,  1909,  as  amended. 

32.  Inspectors  should  offer  their  services  (to  inspect  property  or 
examine  other  matters)  to  post  authorities  whenever  they  officially 
visit  them  at  times  not  specified  for  a  regular  inspection. 

33.  AVhenever  a  complete  inspection  is  made  of  an  organized  body 
of  troops  the  inspector  will  ascertain  whether  there  is  on  hand  any 
excess  of  ordnance  property  over  the  needs  of  the  organization,  or 
any  surplus  not  borne  on  returns,  and  will  inquire  into  and  report 
upon  such  excess  or  surplus  wherever  found  to  exist.  (Cir,  87,  W.  D., 
1907.) 

34.  Orders  to  inspectors  about  to  visit  posts,  commands,  etc.,  will 
be  given  in  the  form  of  letters  and  not  published,  as  it  is  desirable 
that  the  inspectors  shall  see  the  posts,  depots,  etc.,  under  normal 
conditions.     (Cir.  22,  W.  D.,  1903,  par.  11.) 

35.  Orders  contemplating  the  payment  of  mileage  should  state 
the  specific  points  to  which  travel  is  directed,  whenever  it  is  practi- 
cable to  embody  such  information  in  the  orders.  (Paymaster  Gen- 
eral, Mar.  7,  1906;  10381-11,  O.  I.  G.) 

36.  To  enable  the  Quartermaster  General  to  communicate  with 
inspectors  before  they  inspect  quartermaster  depots,  inspectors  gen- 
eral of  departments  are  requested  to  notify  the  Quartermaster  General 
direct  of  the  probable  date  of  such  inspections.  (Does  not  apply  to 
the  Philippine  Islands;  11844,  O.  I.  G.) 

37.  On  return  to  his  station  from  an  official  tour  an  inspector 
should  report  verbally  to  his  commander  any  matters  that  in  his 
judgment  require  immediate  attention,  to  be  followed  later  by  the 
written  record.     (Cir.  22,  W.  D.,  1903,  par.  9.) 

38.  The  necessity  for  making  an  inspection  on  a  Sunday  by  an 
inspector  general  is  a  question  to  be  passed  upon  by  the  inspector, 
who  is  responsible  to  higher  authority  for  his  action.  (Secretary  of 
War,  May  19,  1905;  10054,  A-1,  O.  I.  G.) 

INSPECTIONS. 

89.  Hereafter  no  portion  of  the  appropriation  for  mileage  to  officers 
shall  be  expended  for  inspections  or  investigations  except  such  as 
are  especially  ordered  by  the  Secretary  of  War,  or  such  as  are  made 
by  Army  and  department  commanders  in  visiting  their  commands, 
and  those  made  by  Inspector  General's  Department  in  pursuance  of 
law,  Army  Regulations,  or  orders  issued  by  the  Secretary  of  War. 
(Act  Aug.  6,  1894,  G.  O.  32,  1894,  and  Cir.  16,  1903,  A.  G.  O.)  See 
also  A.  R.,  1307,  as  to  the  Philippine  Islands. 


IN^SPECTIONS. 


15 


40.  Special  inspections  and  investigations  within  the  limits  of  a 
command  (territorial  or  tactical)  may  be  made  under  orders  of  the 
commander  thereof;  but  in  all  cases  involving  travel  his  selection 
of  officers  to  perform  such  duty  shall  be  restricted  to  inspectors  gen- 
eral, acting  inspectors  general,  or  officers  of  the  General  Staff  Corps 
on  duty  as  such,  at  his  headquarters  under  War  Department  assign- 
ment.    (A.  R.,  903;  see  also  A.  R.,  1307.) 

41.  Stated' inspections: 


>     Annually. 


All  military  commands,]  At  least  once 
garrisoned  posts,  and  each  fiscal 
camps.  -^^^^ 

Armories. 

Arsenals. 

Depots. 

General  hospitals. 

General  recruiting  sta- 
tions. 

Proving  ground,  Sandy 
Hook,  N.  J. 

Military  prisoners  in 
United  States  Peniten- 
tiary, Fort  Leavenworth, 
Kans. 

National  cemeteries,  each  once  in  2 
years.     ' 

Accounts  of  officers  disbursing  funds 
under  the  Secretary  of  War. 

Special  inspections  of  posts  and  com- 
mands as  may  be  deemed  advisable. 


By  inspector  general  of 
the  division  or  his  assist- 
ants.    (A.  R.,  905.) 


Inspections  will  be  di- 
rected by  the  Secretary 
of  War  to  be  made  by  offi- 
cers recommended  by 
the  Inspector  General  of 
the  Army.     A.  R.,  906.) 

See  par.  135,  post. 


Military  departments 
and  business  methods  of 
the  Military  Academy. 

The  Service  Schools. 


Annually. 


By  the  Inspector 
General  or  officers  recom- 
mended by  him  under 
specific  instructions  of 
the  War  Department. 
(A.  R.,  907.) 


Note. — The  fiscal  year  is  the  inspection  year.     (1690,  O.  I.  G.) 

42.  Of  division  and  department  headquarters  to  determine 
whether  or  not  the  prescribed  methods  of  official  business  are  strictly 
carried  out.     (G.  O.  191,  W.  D.,  1905.) 

43 .  The  recruit  depots  at  Fort  Slocum,  N .  Y. ;  Columbus  Barracks, 
Ohio;  and  Jefferson  Barracks,  Mo.,  and  any  other  such  depots  that 


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INSPECTIONS. 


may  be  established  hereafter,  will  only  be  inspected  by  officers  to  be 
designated  from  The  Adjutant  General's  Office.  (G.,0.  124,  W.  D., 
1907.)     See  par.  68,  post. 

44.  Ungarrisoned  posts  will  be  inspected  at  such  times  as  the  divi- 
sion commander  may  direct,  ordinarily  once  in  two  years.  (A.  R., 
905.) 

45.  The  United  States  Military  Prison  at  Fort  Leavenworth, 
Kans.,  and  the  Pacific  Branch  of  the  United  States  Military  Prison 
at  Alcatraz  Island,  Cal.,  are  to  be  inspected  at  least  once  each  year 
by  one  of  the  inspectors  general  of  the  Army.  (R.  S.,  1348,  amended 
by  act  Jan.  19,  1891,  26  Stat.  L.,  722;  G.  0.  8,  A.  G.  O.,  1891;  act 
Mar.  2,  1907,  34  Stat.  L.,  1169;   G.  O.  58,  W.  D.,  1907.) 

46.  Just  prior  to  the  departure  of  an  Army  transport  from  a  terminal 
port,  and  immediately  upon  its  arrival  at  such  port,  it  will  be  minutely 
inspected  by  an  officer  of  the  Inspector  General's  Department,  or,  if 
no  officer  of  that  department  is  available,  by  the  officer  in  charge  of 
water  transportation.  In  making  this  inspection  all  irregularities 
and  deficiencies  found  by  the  inspector  or  mentioned  in  the  report  of 
the  commanding  officer  of  the  troops,  required  by  paragraph  232, 
Army  Transport  Service  Regulations,  will  be  investigated,  (A.  R,, 
905.) 

47.  The  Secretary  of  War  directs  that  in  making  periodical  inspec- 
tions of  Army  transports,  the  inspections  be  extended  to  develop 
whether  or  not  the  Army  Transport  Service  Regulations  prohibiting 
the  introduction  of  liquor  and  gambling  are  strictly  enforced,  and 
whether  there  is  any  illegitimate  traffic  in  commissary  supplies  by 
those  having  access  to  such  supplies.  If  irregularities  in  this  respect 
are  found,  responsibility  therefor  will  be  fixed  and  recommendation 
made  looking  to  correction.  (Cir.  Letter,  O.  I.  G.,  Feb.  17,  1911; 
4481-AP,  O.  I.  G.) 

48.  Each  mine  planter  shall  be  inspected  annually  by  an  officer 
of  the  Inspector  General's  Department.  (Par.  21,  Regs,  for  Mine 
Planters,  1909.) 

49.  Inspections  of  boats  assigned  to  artillery  districts  for  passenger 
and  freight  service  and  mine  purposes: 

(a)  Inspectors  making  inspections  of  coast  artillery  posts  will  in- 
clude a  thorough  inspection  of  all  boats  assigned  to  coast  artillery 
service  at  such  posts.     (G.  O.  235,  W.  D.,  1909.     See  par.  109,  post.) 

(b)  Daily  inspection  of  a  mine  planter  by  its  commanding  officer. 
(G.  O.  229,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

(c)  Daily  inspection  (except  Sundays  and  legal  holidays)  of  all 
boats  assigned  to  artillery  districts  by  officers  directly  in  charge  of 


INSPECTIONS.  17 

them,  or  by  officers  designated  by  the  artillery  district  commanders. 
(G.  O.  235,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

{d)  Artillery  district  and  post  commanders  having  boats  assigned 
to  their  commands  for  coast  artillery  service,  either  permanently 
or  temporarily,  will  make  at  least  one  careful  inspection  of  every  such 
boat  monthly  and  on  a  day  other  than  that  of  the  regular  monthly 
inspection.     (G.  O.  235,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

50.  The  Inspector  General  of  the  Army  shall,  in  person,  once  in 
each  year,  thoroughly  inspect  the  Soldiers*  Home  at  Washington, 
D.  C,  its  records,  accounts,  management,  discipline,  and  sanitary 
condition,  and  shall  report  thereon  in  writing,  together  with  such  sug- 
gestions as  he  desires  to  make.  (Act  Mar.  3,  1883;  22  Stat.  L.,  564; 
G.  O.  24,  A.  G.  O.,  1883.) 

61.  Hereafter,  once  in  each  fiscal  year,  the  Secretary  of  War  shall 
cause  a  thorough  inspection  to  be  made  of  the  National  Home  for  Dis- 
abled Volunteer  Soldiers,  its  records,  disbursements,  management, 
discipline,  and  condition,  such  inspection  to  be  made  by  an  officer 
of  the  Inspector  General's  Department,  who  shall  report  thereon  in 
writing,  and  said  report  shall  be  transmitted  to  Congress  at  the  first 
session  thereafter.     (Act  Aug.  18,  1894;  28  Stat.  L.,  412.) 

52.  Annual  inspections  of  the  military  departments  of  educational 
institutions  at  which  officers  of  the  Army  are  detailed  as  professors  of 
military  science  and  tactics  are  to  be  made  April  1  to  June  1  in  each 
year  by  a  board  of  four  officers  of  the  War  Department  General  Staff. 
(G.  0.  231,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

53.  Inspections  of  the  Organized  Militia  are  to  be  made  at  least 
once  each  year  by  officers  detailed  by  the  Secretary  of  War  for  that 
that  purpose.  (Sec.  14,  act  Jan.  21,  1903;  32  Stat.  L.,  777;  G.  O.  7, 
A.  G.  O.,  1903.) 

The  division  commander  will  have  immediate  charge  of  these  in- 
spections within  the  limits  of  his  division;  and  to  assist  in  this  duty 
all  officers  of  the  Army,  active  and  retired,  on  duty  with  the  Organized 
Militia  within  the  limits  of  his  division  will  report  to  him  and  will 
send  through  him  their  reports  of  inspections  under  section  14  of  the 
act  of  January  21,  1903.     (A.  R.,  192.) 

Note.— Under  the  operations  of  G.  O.  23,  A.  G.  O.,  1892,  the  duties 
of  preparing  instructions  for  the  officers  detailed  to  visit  the  encamp- 
ments and  witness  the  movements  and  exercises  of  the  militia,  and 
of  digesting,  arranging,  and  preserving  their  reports,  were  transferred 
from  the  office  of  Inspector  General  to  the  Adjutant  General's  Office. 
These  duties  now  devolve  on  the  Division  of  Militia  Affairs,  Offite 
of  the  Chief  of  Staff. 

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#  INSPECTIONS. 

54.  Inspections  by  chiefs  of  squads.     (A.  R.,  288.) 

55.  Daily,  by  company,  band,  and  detachment  commanders. 
(A.  R.,  283.) 

56.  Weekly,  by  company,  band,  and  detachment  commanders, 
(A.  R.,  283);  by  battery  commander.  Coast  Artillery  Corps,  (D.  R. 
C.  A.,  318.) 

Note. — For  inspection  of  the  condition  of  an  organization  and  its 
equipment  by  its  commander,  the  latter  may  prescribe  the  uniform 
and  equipment.     (U.  R.,  35.) 

57.  Monthly,  by  regimental  commander.     (A.  R.,  245.) 

58.  Monthly,  by  post  commander.     (A.  R.,  203,  1455.) 

59.  The  post  commander  and  surgeon  will  make  frequent  visits 
during  the  month  to  the  hospital,  guardhouse,  mess  hall,  me-ss  rooms, 
and  other  buildings  and  rooms  used  by  enlisted  men.  When  the 
post  commander  is  a  general  officer  these  visits  may  be  delegated  to 
regimental  or  detached  battalion  commanders.     (A.  R.,  203,  204.) 

60.  Annual  inspection  of  all  public  buildings  by  the  commanding 
officer  and  quartermaster.     (A.  R.,  1028.) 

61.  By  the  quartermaster,  of  buildings  about  to  be  occupied, 
allotted,  or  vacated.     (A.  R.,  1026.) 

62.  By  the  commander  of  a  coast  artillery  district.  (D.  R.  C.  A., 
585;  G.  O.  62,  W.  D.,  1908,  amended  by  G.  O.  184,  W.  D.,  1908.) 
By  district  artillery  engineer.  (D.  R.  C.  A.,  591;  G.  O.  62,. W.  D., 
1908,  Par.  IV,  sec.  8,  45.)  By  artillery  district  ordnance  officer. 
(D.  R.  C.  A.,  597;  G.  O.  62,  W.  D.,  1908,  Par.  IV,  sec.  19,  45.) 

63.  By  district  engineer  officers.  (G.  O.  62,  W.  I).,  1908,  Par. 
IV,  sec.  42.) 

64.  Of  armament  by  officers  of  the  Ordnance  Department  and 
Signal  Corps.  (A.  R.,  1561;  G.  O.,  62,  W.  D.,  1908,  sec.  44,  amended 
by  G.  O.,  50,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

65.  Annual  inspection  and  test  of  the  entire  Signal  Corps  equip- 
ment of  each  coast  fortification.  (G.  0. 146,  W.  D.,  1911;  D.  R.  C.  A., 
606,  734.) 

66.  The  department  commander  will  inspect  the  troops  under  hie 
command  at  least  once  each  year.  When  making  a  tour  of  inspection, 
he  will  make  a  protracted  sojourn  at  posts  visited  by  him,  and  thus 
aiseure  himself  of  the  state  of  efficiency  of  the  personnel  of  each  post, 
and  determine  the  proper  corrective  measures  to  improve  the  effi- 
ciency when  it  is  found  below  a  proper  standard.  (A.  R.  192.)  See 
par.  899,  post. 

67.  The  diviaion  commander  will  inspect  the  troops  under  his 
command  at  least  once  each  year,  and  will  assure  himself  by  personal 


INSPECTION  OF  A  GARRISONED  POST.  19 

examination  and  observation  that  all  officers  and  men  under  his 
control  are  efficient  in  the  performance  of  duty;  that  the  troops  are 
thoroughly  drilled  and  instructed  in  their  field  duties  and  tactical 
exercises;  that  supplies  are  properly  distributed;'  that  proper  care  is 
exercised  in  the  purchase  and  preservation  of  public  property;  and 
that  strict  economy  is  exercised  in  all  public  expenditures.  (A .  R., 
191.) 

68.  Inspections  by,  or  under  direction  of,  division  commander  to 
be  made  at  arsenals,  depots  of  the  supply  departments,  general  hos- 
pitals, general  recruiting  depots,  the  United  States  military  prison, 
or  any  branch  thereof,  or  other  place,  with  the  exception  of  the 
United  States  Military  Academy,  at  which  officers  and  enlisted  men 
are  on  duty  within  the  limits  of  the  division;  scope  of  such  inspec- 
tions; reports,  etc.    (A.  R.  189,  amended  by  G.  O.  99,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

69.  All  supplies  furnished  under  contract  or  otherwise  will  be 
subjected,  whenever  practicable,  to  the  personal  inspection  of  a 
commissioned  officer  at  the  time  of  delivery;  otherwise  such  inspec- 
tions will  be  made  by  civilian  inspectors  under  his  personal  super- 
vision, subject  to  test  and  verification  at  iiTcgular  intervals  and  at 
unexpected  times  by  such  officer.     (G.  O.  167,  W.  D.,  1905.) 

The  Secretary  of  War  has  decided  that  all  drugs  and  food  for  the 
Army,  whether  purchased  in  the  United  States  proper  or  in  the  out- 
lying possessions,  shall  conform  to  the  standard  required  by  law. 
(Indorsement,  A.  G.  O.,  Mar.  18,  1908;  12346,  O.  I.  G.) 

70.  Of  fresh  beef  and  beef  cattle.  (W.  D.  G.  O.  27, 1904;  28, 1906; 
M.  S.  D.,  150,  151,  152,  158,  331  (1),  333.) 

71.  Of  beef  cattle  and  beef,  by  veterinarians.  (G.  O.  28,  W.  D., 
1906;  M.  S.  D.,  151,  152,  157,  158,  160.) 

72.  Of  mobile  artillery  materiel  by  the  Ordnance  Department, 
with  a  view  to  repau-  and  alteration,  etc.  (G.  O.  9,  116,  168, 
W.  D.,  1911.) 

73.  By  the  Ordnance  Department,  of  field  artillery  materiel  issued 
to  the  organized  militia.  (G.  O.  225,  W.  D.,  1910,  G.  0. 116,  W.  D., 
1911.) 

74.  Of  raw  material  used  by  manufacturers  in  furnishins:  finished 
products.     (G.  O.  167,  W.  D.,  1905.) 

INSPECTION    OP  A   GARRISONED   POST. 

76.  Suggested  order  of  inspection  of  a  post: 

Show  order  for  inspection  to  commanding  officer.     (Par.  19,  ante.) 

Request  detail  of  an  orderly  and  of  an  officer  to  witness  destruction 

of  property  (par.  275,  post),  and  of  clerk  if  desired,  (Par.  29,  ante.) 


at  INSPECTION  OF  A  GARRISONED  POST. 

Distribute  (through  commanding  officer)  blank  forms  for  return 
of  troops,  statistics,  etc.,  to  adjutant,  quartermaster,  commissary, 
surgeon,  signal  officer  (or  artillery  engineer),  and  company  com- 
manders. 

Send  letters  to  officers  named  in  A.  R.,  914  (par.  83,  post),  calling 
upon  them  for  written  reports,  by  name,  of  any  officer  under  their 
immediate  command  who  is  incapacitated  for  service. 

Request  preparation  of  inventories  and  inspection  reports  of 
unserviceable  property. 

Attention  invited  to  ''Directions"  on  the  blank  forms.  i 

When  a  survey  is  required.     (Pars.  257,  262,  263,  post.) 

Public  animals.     (Par.  280,  post.) 

Public  buildings.     (Par.  286,  post.) 

Typewriting  machines,  quartermaster's  property.  (Pars.  260,  305, 
post.) 

Subsistence  supplies.     (Par.  307,  post.) 

Surgical  instruments,  etc.     (Pars.  260,  310,  post.) 

Cannon  and  their  carriages,  machine  and  automatic  guns  with 
their  carriages  and  mounts  and  cannon  ammunition.  (Pars.  260,  325, 
post.) 

Electrical  and  mechanical  installations  and  appliances  furnished 
to  the  Coast  Artillery  Corps  by  the  Engineer  or  Signal  department 
and  forming  part  of  the  permanent  seacoast  defenses.  (Pars.  260, 
315,  342,  post.) 

Telescopes,  field  glasses,  and  expensive  electrical  Signal  Corps 
apparatus.     (Pars.  260,  343,  post.) 

Inspect  money  accounts  of  disbursing  officers.  (Par.  136,  142, 
post.) 

Commanding  officer. 

Adjutant.    Post  and  regimental  recoMs.     (See  pars.  97,  98,  post.) 

Guardhouse.     Post  prison.     Barracks  and  quarters,  stables,  etc. 

Quartermaster's  Department:  Business  methods  of  quartermaster. 
(Par.  31,  ante.)  Storehouses,  reservation,  water  supply,  cemetery^ 
transportation,  electric-light  plant,  stable  and  corral,  ice  plant,  sewa^ 
and  garbage,  veterinarian,  office,  laundry,  target  range. 

Subsistence  Department. 

Hospital.    Dental  surgeon.    Nurses. 

Post  exchange:  Store,  restaurant,  reading  and  recreation  rooms, 
barber  shop,  laundry,  tailor  shop,  and  shoe  repair  shop.  (Par.  10, 
G.  O.  176,  W.  D.,  1909,  amended  by  G.  O.  113,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

Signal  Department:  Post  and  range  telephone  systeme. 

Ordnance  Department. 


INSPECTION  OF  A  GARRISONED  POST.  21 

Machine-gun  detachment. 

Companies:  Administration,  records,  etc. 

Bakery. 

Garden. 

Schools,  library,  chapel,  chaplain. 

Gymnasium,  athletics. 

Engineer  officer. 

Inspect  unserviceable  property. 

Collect  reports  from  officers. 

Make  any  investigations  necessary  under  A.  R.,  914.  (See  par. 
83,  post.) 

Furnish  commanding  officer  list  of  irregularities  and  deficiencies. 
(Par.  124,  post.) 

Exercises. — Ceremonies  and  drills  prescribed  in  the  drill  regulations 
of  the  various  arms;,,  first  aid,  signaling,  a  problem,  fire  drill,  call  to 
arms,  etc. 

Artillery  inspection  of  Coast  Artillery  post. — See  D.  R.  C.  A.,  621- 
628. 

76.  Inspections  of  troops  will  be  conducted  as  prescribed  in  the 
authorized  drill  regulations.  \Mien  the  command  consists  of  more 
than  one  company  the  inspection  will,  if  practicable,  be  preceded 
by  a  review.     (A.  R.,  911.) 

77.  In  the  case  of  inspections  by  a  superior  commander,  or  by  a 
staff  officer  deputed  to  perform  that  duty,  such  officer  may  prescribe 
any  regulation  uniform  and  equipment  according  to  the  special  object 
which  he  has  in  view.     (U.  R.,  35.) 

7  8.  Subjects  which  inspections  of  garrisoned  posts  should  embrace. 
(A.  R.,  913.) 

79.  Special  attention  should  be  paid  by  inspectors  to  the  extent 
and  thoroughness  of  the  instruction  of  troops,  especially  for  field 
service.  To  this  end  such  practical  tests  as  are  possible  should  be 
made  in  regard  to  the  subjects  prescribed  in  the  various  regulations 
and  other  authorized  books.  The  efficiency  of  the  mobile  troops 
should  be  thoroughly  tested  under  the  requirements  of  orders  pro- 
mulgating schemes  of  instruction.  The  problems  or  exercises  for 
these  tests  should  be  adapted  to  the  strength  of  the  command,  so 
that  officers  will,  as  far  as  possible,  perform  the  duties  which  pertain 
to  their  rank,  and  an  opportunity  be  thus  afforded  to  observe  their 
capacity  to  perform  the  duties  that  would  devolve  upon  them  in 
actual  field  service.  These  tests  should  include  the  preparation  of 
field  orders,  reports,  sketching,  etc. 


8H^  INSPECTION  OF  A  GARRISONED  POST. 

The  extent  of  the  instruction  of  noncommissioned  officers  and 
soldiers,  especially  in  scouting,  patrolling,  etc.,  should  also  be 
observed.  At  posts  where  there  is  sufficient  wagon  transportation 
to  form  a  train,  and  where  there  are  pack  animals,  practical  tests  of 
the  instruction  of  these  should  be  made. 

A  list  of  the  authorized  schools  is  given  in  paragraph  877  (post), 
and  the  value  of  the  training  and  instruction  at  these  schools,  aa 
shown  by  the  work  of  the  graduates,  should  be  observed  as  oppor- 
tunities offer.  At  a  number  of  posts  there  should  be  found  bakers, 
cooks,  farriers,  blacksmiths,  and  saddlers  who  have  been  trained  at 
the  Army  schools. 

Machine-gun  platoons,  the  use  of  range  finders  by  officers,  and  their 
ability  to  accurately  estimate  distances  are  other  matters  that  should 
be  inquired  into.  And,  in  general,  it  is  desired  that  practical  tests 
shall,  as  far  as  possible,  be  made  to  determine  the  result  of  the  theo- 
retical and  practical  instruction  prescribed  for  the  Army.  These  are 
all  matters  which  affect  the  efficiency  of  the  command. 

80.  "The  Secretary  of  War  directs  that  the  attention  of  infantry 
officers  of  your  command  be  called  to  the  purpose  and  impoitance  of 
this  training  [use  of  the  bayonet  as  a  fighting  weapon  and  especially 
to  the  provisions  of  paragraphs  75-96,  Manual  of  Bayonet  Exercise], 
and  that  future  inspections,  by  whomever  made,  include  a  thorough 
demonstration  of  the  bayonet  efficiency  of  every  company  and  a  full 
report  of  deficiencies,  if  any  found."  (Circular  letter,  W.  D.,  A.  G. 
O.,  Nov.  10,  1911,  to  Division  Commanders;  14661-A,  O.  I.  G.) 

81.  The  Secretary  of  War  directs  that  the  following,  which  was 
communicated  to  department  commanders  by  letter  October  29, 
1910,  be  also  carried  out  by  the  officers  of  the  Inspector  General's 
Department  at  their  regular  inspections: 

"In  these  inspections,  all  mounted  officers  of  infantry  regiments 
and  of  Staff  Corps  will  be  required  to  show  proficiency  in  riding.  In 
the  inspection  of  mounted  troops,  there  will  be  an  actual  trial  of  all 
officers  and  men  over  jumps  of  reasonable  stiffness,  including  hurdles, 
ditches,  fences,  and  other  obstacles  simulating  those  which  would 
ordinarily  be  met  going  across  country.  Inspections  will  include  a 
rigid  examination  of  officers'  mounts,  and  in  all  cases  where  private 
mounts  do  not  come  up  to  the  required  standard  you  will  take  the 
necessary  action  to  insure  stoppage  of  pay  and  forage  for  the  same. 
Officers  who  are  unable  to  comply  with  this  tost  and  requirement 
will  be  reported  to  The  Adjutant  General."  (Instructions  of  the 
€hief  of  Staff,  Dec.  7,  1911;  13505-U,  O.  I.  G.) 


INSPECTION  OF  A  GARRISONED  POST.  23 

82.  Inspector  will  especially  inquire  into  and  report  by  name, 
affirmatively  or  negatively  as  the  case  may  be,  whether  the  field 
officers  of  the  command  are  believed  to  be  physically  fit  to  perform 
all  their  duties  in  the  field.  (G.  O.  181,  W.  D.,  1907.)  Decided 
that  line  and  staff  are  included  in  this  requirement.  (Secretary 
of  War,  July  25,  1907;  11804-a,  O.  I.  G.)  The  words  "field  officers  " 
are  held  to  include  all  officers  below  the  grade  of  brigadier  general 
and  above  the  grade  of  captain.     (G.  O.  198,  W.  D.,  1907.) 

83.  Inspector  while  inspecting  a  command  will  call  upon  post, 
regimental,  battalion,  and  company  commanders  and  post  surgeons 
for  a  report  by  name  of  any  officer  under  their  immediate  command 
who  is  incapacitated  for  service  either  mentally,  morally,  or  physi- 
cally. When  any  officer  is  so  reported  the  inspector  will  thoroughly 
investigate  the  case  and  submit  his  conclusions  therein  to  the  officer 
ordering  the  inspection.  (A.  R.,  914.)  The  reports  of  commanders 
and  surgeons  will  be  in  writing  and  signed  by  the  officers  making 
them. 

84.  Inspector  will  ascertain  the  number  and  percentage  of  deser- 
tions from  each  organization  during  the  12  months  preceding  the 
inspection,  and,  if  abnormal,  special  inquiry  as  to  the  cause  therefor 
will  be  made  and  the  result  briefly  reported.     (A.  R.,  913,  sec.  7.) 

85.  Chaplains  will  not  be  required  to  turn  out  with  troops  on 
occasions  of  ceremony,  but  will  be  inspected  at  chapels,  school- 
rooms, libraries,  or  such  places  as  may  be  designated  by  commanding 
officers.     (A.  R.,  46.) 

86.  Hospital  Corps  will  not  be  required  to  attend  ceremonies, 
except  when  directed  by  the  commanding  officer,  and  will  ordinarily 
be  inspected  and  mustered  at  the  hospital.     (A.  R.,  1436.) 

87.  Chief  baker  will  be  inspected  and  mustered  at  the  post 
bakery.    (A.  R.,  339.) 

88.  One  cook  of  a  company  and  such  of  the  regular  attendants 
of  a  general  mess  as  the  commanding  officer  may  designate  will 
be  inspected  and  mustered  in  the  kitchen  or  mess  hall.  Cooks  may 
be  excused  from  ordinary  post  duties  and  from  target  practice,  but 
the  attendants  may  be  excused  from  the  ordinary  post  duties  only. 
(A.  R.,333.) 

89.  Extra  and  special  duty  men  will  attend  as  many  inspec- 
tions, drills,  and  other  duties  as  the  commanding  officer  deems 
practicable,  unless  specifically  excused  by  higher  authority.  (A. 
R.,  174.) 

90.  "VVTien  practicable,  the  ambulance  fully  equipped  for  service 
will  be  presented  for  inspection  with  the  animals  attached.  (A.  R., 
1455.) 


g|  INSPECTION  OP  A  GARRISONED  POST. 

91.  Inspectors  will,  at  the  annual  inspection  of  posts,  examine 
the  methods  adopted  for  the  care  and  preservation  of  the  library, 
condemn  and  destroy  such  books  as  may  be  unserviceable  and 
worthless,  and  note  action  in  their  reports  of  the  inspections  of 
the  posts.     (A.  R.,  347.)    See  par.  180,  post. 

92.  Inspectors  should  personally  investigate  complaints,  especially 
those  which  may  require  action  of  the  War  Department,  such  as 
general  unfitness  of  recruits  received,  inferior  quality  of  supplies, 
etc.;  and  irregularities  and  deficiencies,  such  as  failure  of  the  supply 
departments  to  meet  conditions,  pitting  of  guns,  etc.;  and  when  such 
matters  are  of  sufficient  importance  to  record  them  in  the  inspec- 
tion report,  they  will  state  their  own  views  and  conclusions.  (Note 
3,  Form  5,  I.  G.  D.) 

93.  Inspectors  must  give  heed  to  all  complaints  of  either  offi- 
cers or  enlisted  men.  If  they  are  well  founded  and  too  serious 
to  correct  by  kindly  advice  they  should  be  presented  to  the  divi- 
sion commander,  with  a  written  statement  of  the  accused  accom- 
panying the  report,  upon  the  return  of  the  inspector  to  liis  station. 
(Par.  5,  Cir.  22,  W.  D.,  1903;  A.  R.,  196,  198,  amended  by  G.  O. 
87,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

Special  instructions  to  inspectors. 

94.  To  make  test  check  between  retained  vouchers  of  the  quar- 
termaster and  the  clothing  accounts  of  the  organization,  covering 
one  or  more  issues  since  the  preceding  inspection.  (Cir.  letter, 
0.  I.  G.,  Dec.  27,  1905;  10558,  O.  I.  G.) 

96.  To  ascertain  whether  regulations  for  care  and  use  of  fur 
and  blanket-lined  canvas  overcoats  have  been  complied  with. 
(Cir.  letter,  O.  I.  G.,  Mar.  28, 1906;  10712,  O.  I.  G.)  See  A.  R.,  1184, 
and  Q.  M.  M.,  623. 

96.  To  ascertain  and  report  what  telephones  of  post  system 
are  installed  at  places  other  than  those  prescribed  in  G.  O.  97,  W.  D., 
1906,  amended  by  G.  O.  170,  W.  D.,  1908.  (Cir.  letter,  O.  I.  G., 
June  5,  1907;  11697,  0.  I.  G.) 

To  take  especial  notice  of  condition  of  all  telephones  and  field 
glasses  of  the  Signal  Corps  both  in  use  and  in  storage,  with  a  view 
to  the  remedying  of  such  deficiencies  or  bad  conditions  as  may  be 
developed.     (Cir.  letter,  O.  I.  G.,  July  14,  1904;  9513,  O.  I.  G.)  ' 

97.  To  note  and  report  at  their  regular  inspections  all  failures 
to  comply  with  either  the  letter  or  the  spirit  of  G.  O.  194,  W.  D., 
1909,  relative  to  morning  and  guard  reports.  (P.  6,  G.  O.  194, 
W.  D.,  1909.) 


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98.  To  exercise  especial  care  in  making  their  inspections  to  see 
that  the  instructions  of  the  War  Department  relative  to  the  points 
hereinafter  mentioned  are  observed:  (1)  The  avoidance  of  unneces- 
sary correspondence;  (2)  the  avoidance  of  reports  not  prescribed  in 
regulations;  (3)  a  strict  compliance  with  the  War  Department  instruc- 
tions governing  the  method  of  transacting  public  business.  (13505-P, 
0.  I.  G.) 

99.  To  make  particular  inquiry  that,  in  accordance  with  the 
provisions  of  Circular  20,  W.  D.,  1908,  interpreting  A.  R.,  235  of  1904, 
as  amended  by  G.  O.  139,  W.  D.,  1907  (A.  R.,  244  of  1910),  bat- 
talion and  squadron  commanders  are  not  eliminated  as  channels 
through  which  correspondence  pertaining  to  the  personnel,  instruc- 
tion, discipline,  and  equipment  of  their  commands  should  pass. 
(13505-F,  O.  I.  G.)     See  par.  577,  posL 

100.  In  a  number  of  reports  of  inspections  of  posts  lack  of  uni- 
formity in  equipment  or  supplies  has  been  reported  as  a  deficiency, 
although  all  the  articles  referred  to  were  in  serviceable  condition 
and  had  been  issued  by  a  supply  department  of  the  Army.  Lack 
of  uniformity  is  to  be  regretted,  but  it  is  the  policy  of  the  War  De- 
partment to  continue  in  use,  so  long  as  they  are  serviceable,  such 
articles,  even  though  they  may  have  been  superseded  by  similar 
articles  of  a  different  pattern  or  color,  and  officers  should  receive 
credit  instead  of  criticism  for  continuing  them  in  use.  (Cir.  letter, 
O.  I.  G.,  Jan.  31, 1908;  12208,  O.  I.  G.)     See  G.  0. 129,  W.  D.,  1911. 

101.  Field  Artillery . — Inspectors  will  so  conduct  their  inspections 
of  field  artillery  as  to  ascertain  whether  the  prescribed  scheme  of 
instruction  is  properly  carried  out  by  regimental,  battalion,  and 
battery  commanders,  and  by  adjutants,  and  will  report  all  failures 
to  comply  with  the  provisions  of  the  order  publishing  such  scheme. 
(Secretary  of  War,  June  24,  1910;  14392,  O.  I.  G.)  Latest  order: 
G.  O.  46,  W.  D.,  1911. 

102.  Inspectors  are  enjoined  to  test  field  artillery  troops  and 
materiel  under  both  normal  and  unusual  conditions.  It  must  be 
remembered  that  field  artillery  will  be  required  to  follow  the 
infantry  and  that  its  fire  may  be  required  in  winter,  in  rain,  and 
at  night.     (G.  O.  46,  W.  D.,  1911,  par.  25.) 

103.  To  inquire  into  the  instruction  of  field  artillery  battalions 
as  tactical  units  and  to  give  special  attention  to  this  subject  in  their 
reports.     (Chief  of  Staff,  May  23,  1905.) 

104.  Coast  Artillery. — An  inspector  should  require  coast  artillery 
troops  to  show  proficiency  as  infantry  to  the  extent  ordered  in  G.  O. 


86  INSPECTION  OF  A  GARRISONED  POST. 

93,  W.  D.,  1905  (G.  O.  229,  W.  D.,  1910),  and  hence  should  turn 
them  out  for  inspection  other  than  at  the  guns,  range,  towers,  etc. 

Each  coast  artillery  enlisted  man  of  the  grades  indicated  in 
section  I,  paragraph  1,  G.  O.  23,  W.  D.,  1906,  will  be  provided 
with  the  arms  and  equipments  therein  prescribed  for  such  enlisted 
men.    They  will  not  be  provided  with  intrenching  tools. 

The  coast  artillery  enlisted  men  turned  out  for  inspection  will 
not  be  provided  with  either  field  or  surplus  kits  as  such  except  in 
immediate  preparation  for  active  duty  in  the  field  as  infantry 
when  specifically  designated  for  such  duty  by  orders  from  the  War 
Department.  In  such  case  they  also  draw  the  intrenching  tools 
prescribed  in  G.  0.  23,  W.  D.,  1906.  (Secretary  of  War,  June  9, 
1906;  10821,  O.  I.  G.) 

105.  Inspectors  are  enjoined  to  test  coast  artillery  troops  in  the 
service  of  coast  defense  materiel  under  both  normal  and  emergency 
conditions.  All  fire  and  mine  commanders  and  superior  command- 
ing oificers  present  at  a  post  on  the  occasion  of  an  inspection  will 
be  called  on  by  the  inspector  to  conduct  personally  a  battle,  fire, 
or  mine  command  drill.     (C.  A.  M.  11,  1910.) 

106.  When  the  annual  inspection  of  a  coast  artillery  post  is  made 
during  the  closed  season,  and  the  guns  are  laid  up  in  heavy  slushing 
oil,  it  is  not  contemplated  that  the  guns  shall  be  manned  and  the 
time  of  loading  and  serving  ammunition  taken,  but  the  inspection 
should  develop  whether  or  not  the  guns  are  properly  protected  and 
laid  up  in  slushing  oil.     (Cir.  88,  W.  D.,  1907.) 

107.  To  see  whether  the  Drill  Regulations  for  Coast  Artillery  are 
complied  with  in  inserting  primers  at  drill  and  attaching  the  lan- 
yard. (10457,  O.  I.  G.)  There  is  no  objection  to  the  use  of  a  wooden 
wedge  behind  the  tripping  lever  to  render  the  lanyard  safety  device 
operative  during  drill  with  the  gun  in  the  position  from  battery. 
It  is  a  harmless  expedient  to  simulate  service  conditions  and  admit 
of  the  training  of  the  personnel  in  the  proper  pull  of  the  lanyard. 
(14283-B,  O.  I,  G.) 

108.  To  inspect  emplacement  books  to  see  that  instructions  for 
care  and  operation  of  10-inch  Taylor-Raymond  chain  ammunition 
hoists  are  entered  where  such  hoists  are  installed.  (Cir.  letter, 
O.  I.  G.,  Dec.  8,  1904;  9781,  O.  I.  G.) 

109.  Inspectors  making  inspections  of  coast  artillery  posts  will 
include  a  thorough  inspection  of  all  boats  assigned  to  coast  artillery 
service  at  such  posts,  and  if  any  lack  of  care  or  any  uncleanliness  in 
connection  with  such  boats  is  observed,  special  mention  of  that 
fact  will  be  made  in  the  report,  including  the  names  of  the  officers 
responsible  for  such  a  condition.    (G.  O.  235,  W.  D.,  1909.) 


INSPECTION  OF  AN  ARSENAL  OR  DEPOT.  ^ 

INSPECTION    OF   AN   ARSENAL   OR    DEPOT. 

110.  The  inspection  of  arsenals  and  depots  of  the  various  supply- 
departments  is  of  great  importance  and  should  be  thoroughly  and 
carefully  made  and  the  conclusions  be  based  as  far  as  possible  upon 
the  personal  observation  of  the  inspector.  It  is  impossible  to  pre- 
scribe, except  in  a  general  way,  the  manner  and  extent  of  the  inspec- 
tion. If  written  questions  are  submitted  for  answers  of  command- 
ing officer  they  should  not  be  sent  until  after  the  inspection  has  been 
commenced,  as  it  is  desirable  that  these  inspections  should  be  made 
under  normal  conditions.  All  statistical  data  obtained  should  be 
filed  and  not  incorporated  in  the  report  unless  their  use  is  desired 
as  a  basis  for  remark. 

The  following  subjects  are  suggested  as  matters  for  inquiry  and 
investigation : 

(a)  0 fleers. — Names  of  those  who  are  and  have  been  in  charge  or 
on  duty  as  assistants  during  period  covered  by  inspection;  capacity 
and  manner  in  which  duties  are  performed;  amount  of  personal 
supervision  and  control  exercised  by  officers  over  matters  under  their 
charge;  number  of  officers  sufficient  or  deficient  for  the  duty;  any 
disqualified  for  any  reason  for  service.     (See  pars.  82,  83,  ante.) 

(6)  Civilian  employees. — List  of,  with  duties  and  compensation. 

Determine  by  observation  as  far  as  possible  if  they  are  efficient 
and  competent;  that  they  actually  perform  the  duties  for  which 
employed,  reported,  and  paid.  The  actual  presence  of  all  employees 
should  be  verified.  In  the  absence  of  retained  receipt  rolls.  Form  1, 
Quartermaster's  Department,  may  be  used  for  this  purpose;  a  com- 
parison of  this  form  with  the  time  books  in  actual  use  is  desirable. 

Any  change  in  number  of  such  employees  during  period  covered 
by  inspection.  Can  any  reduction  in  number  be  made  without 
impairment  to  the  service? 

((?)  Enlisted  men. — If  any  enlisted  men  are  on  duty  at  the  estab- 
lishment, inquire  as  to  their  number,  efficiency,  and  discipline ;  the 
state  of  their  arms  and  equipments;  sufficiency,  uniformity,  and 
fit  of  their  clothing;  their  messing  and  medical  attendance;  the 
condition  of  their  barracks  and  the  facilities  for  bathing;  whether 
the  work  performed  by  them  is  such  as  properly  pertains  to  their 
position  in  the  military  service,  and  the  necessity  and  economy  for 
their  being  on  such  duty;  whether  the  post  exchange  (at  arsenal) 
is  properly  conducted. 

Ordnance  detachments  should  be  inspected  in  ranks.  Their  arms 
and  equipments  are  the  same  as  prescribed  for  infantry.  (See  Sec. 
I,  par.  1,  G.  O.  23,  W.  D.,  1906.) 


91  INSPECTION  OF  AN  ARSENAL  OR  DEPOT. 

(d)  Buildings  and  grounds. — Location  and  extent  of  grounds; 
number  and  capacity  of  buildings  occupied  and  used  and  sufficiency 
of  same;  owned  by  the  United  States  or  rented;  if  rented,  what  is 
the  rate  and  is  it  reasonable;  are  buildings  suitable  and  properly 
ventilated;  any  improvement  of  grounds  or  repairs  to  buildings 
since  last  inspection ;  any  new  construction ;  if  so,  a  list  of  build- 
ings, material,  purpose,  and  cost  should  be  obtained  for  incorpora- 
tion in  report;  any  improvements  or  repairs  recommended. 

WTiat  protection  against  fire;  what  means  taken  to  prevent  theft; 
are  these  precautions  satisfactory:  if  practicable,  test  fire  system 
by  unexpected  fire  alarm;  any  losses  from  fire  or  theft  since  last 
inspection. 

Water  supply:  Service;  cost.     System  of  sewerage  and  drainage. 

All  buildings  owned  by  the  United  States  should  be  numbered. 
The  grounds  occupied  should  be  gone  over  by  the  inspector  to  see 
that  no  unauthorized  buildings  have  been  erected;  all  buildings 
should  be  inspected  and  all  rooms  entered  to  observe  the  condition, 
arrangement,  and  use,  and  that  the  buildings  are  used  solely  for  the 
purpose  intended. 

General  appearance  of  the  grounds  in  respect  to  cleanliness  and 
good  order. 

To  see  that  stores  are  systematically  arranged,  properly  piled  and 
stored,  and  that  the  rooms  are  neat,  clean,  and  properly  ventilated; 
to  inquire  into  the  system  of  lighting  and  whether  any  uncovered 
lights  are  used;  whether  the  storerooms  are  infested  with  rats  or 
other  vermin;  if  so,  means  taken  to  destroy  them, 

(e)  Business. — Purpose  and  function  of  depot  or  arsenal. 
Articles  manufactured:  List  of  principal  ones. 
Articles  repaired:  List  of  principal  ones. 

Articles  purchased:  List  of  principal  ones. 

Total  disbursements  during  the  period  covered  by  inspection; 
same  during  previous  corresponding  period. 

Total  expenditures  for  following  purposes  during  period  covered 
by  inspection  and  for  corresponding  previous  period:  Bents;  trans- 
portation; labor;  purchases;  repairs;  new  construction;  miscellan- 
neous. 

Any  unauthorized  funds.     (A.  R.,  323.) 

Are  all  issues  made  in  bulk. 

For  what  period  and  for  what  number  of  troops  are  supplies  kept 
on  hand. 

Any  sales;  if  so,  to  what  claw  of  persons,  and  amount  realized 
from  such  during  period. 


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Any  articles  on  hand  in  excess  of  needs. 

Deficient  supply  of  any  articles. 

Any  articles  on  hand  of  unsatisfactory  quality. 

Value  of  the  property  condemned  during  the  period  coverd  by 
the  inspection.     Amount  realized  from  sale  of  same. 

Any  sales  of  waste  and  accumulations  under  A.  R.,  690.  (See 
pars.  1198,  1199,  post.) 

What  is  the  system  of  filling  requisitions.  Is  it  satisfactory.  la 
there  any  delay  in  filling  requisitions. 

(/)  Means  of  transportation. — Obtain  a  list  of  all  kinds,  showing 
purposes  for  which  used.     Necessity  for.     Condition. 

{g)  Purchases. — Are  the  regulations  (A.  R.,  524  to  574,  inclusive) 
strictly  complied  with,  especially  paragraph  549,  that  proposals  will 
be  opened  and  read  aloud  at  the  time  and  place  appointed  for  the 
opening,  and  each  proposal  will  then  and  there  be  numbered  and 
entered  on  an  abstract.  The  failure  to  comply  with  any  require- 
ments of  this  paragraph  opens  the  door  to  irregularities  and  frauds 
in  the  award .  The  inspector  should  personally  examine  the  methods 
of  inspection  of  supplies  delivered  under  contracts  and  assure  him- 
self that  they  are  made  by  competent,  honest  inspectors;  that  the 
methods  actually  used  are  sufficient  and  that  the  supplies  received 
are  in  all  respects  fully  up  to  the  requirements  of  the  contract.  In 
many  cases  standard  samples  are  on  hand  which  can  be  used  in  com- 
parisons. Where  weights,  widths,  lengths,  color,  etc.,  are  stipu- 
lated, they  should  all  be  verified. 

Examine  the  methods  of  receiving,  handling,  storing,  and  shipping 
property,  to  determine  if  properly  and  economically  done. 

Carefully  examine  whether  the  purchase  and  distribution  of  sup- 
plies are  made  to  the  best  interest  of  the  Government.  (Instruc- 
tions, Secretary  of  War,  Apr.  6,  1911;  15008,  O.  I.  G.;  Cir.  5,  Q.  M. 
G.  O.,  1911.) 

(Jk)  Manufactures. — If  any  articles  are  manufactured,  to  inquire 
into  the  supply  of  the  raw  materials:  Are  they  purchased  as  required 
by  law;  is  the  method  of  inspection  used  such  as  to  insure  the  deliv- 
ery of  materials  in  the  quantities  and  of  the  qualities  contracted  and 
paid  for.  Is  the  plant  arranged  so  as  to  permit  of  the  most  eco- 
nomical handling  of  the  articles  in  process  of  manufacture;  for 
instance,  do  such  articles  travel  in  the  same  direction  from  process 
to  process.  Is  there  any  system  of  cost  keeping  to  determine  the 
cost  of  the  manufacture  of  each  or  of  any  of  the  articles  made.  Is 
the  system  satisfactory.  How  does  the  actual  cost  of  some  of  the 
principal  items  compare  with  the  published  cost  at  which  the  articles 
are  to  be  charged  to  officers  and  soldiers  in  case  of  sale  or  loss. 


''SO     REPORTS  OF  INSPECTIONS,  IRREGULARITIES,  ETC. 

The  inspector  should  note  whether  unauthorized  articles, 
especially  any  intended  for  private  use,  are  being  made,  and  whether 
or  not  work  of  this  kind  is  ever  done.  If  so,  the  authority  for  same 
and  the  manner  of  reimbursement  of  the  United  States. 

REPORTS     OF     INSPECTIONS,    STATEMENTS     OF     IRREGULARITIES     AND 
DEFICIENCIES,  AND    REMEDIAL   ACTION    REPORTS. 

111.  The  written  reports  of  inspectors  general  and  acting  inspec- 
tors general  will  set  forth  a  correct  return  of  the  troops,  the  number 
present  at  and  absent  from  the  station,  and  the  absentees  from  inspec- 
tion, and  whether  irregularities,  etc.,  reported  at  last  inspection  hav« 
been  remedied ;  after  which  will  follow  a  statement  of  the  results  of 
the  inspection,  dealing  only  with  defects,  deficiencies,  irregularities^ 
recommendations,  and  commendations  whereof  the  various  items  will 
be  paragraphed  and  stated  separately.  These  items  will  be  grouped 
under  the  department  within  whose  sphere  the  responsibility  for  the 
conditions  stated  falls,  viz:  Commanding  officer,  Quartermaster's 
Department,  Corps  of  Engineers,  etc.  Brief  statement  will  be  made 
of  the  various  drills  and  exercises  held  for  the  inspector  and  the  report 
concluded  with  an  exposition  of  the  conclusions  arrived  at  as  to  the 
military  efficiency,  discipline,  and  instruction  of  the  command. 
(A.  R.,  912.) 

Note. — For  approved  "Form  for  report  of  an  inspection  of  a  garri- 
soned post,"  with  "Directions,"  and  "Form  for  statement  of  irregu- 
larities and  deficiencies,"  see  appendix. 

112.  The  object  of  the  inspection  of  a  post  is,  first,  to  ascertain  the 
military  efficiency  of  the  command;  and,  second,  to  determine 
whether  or  not  the  laws  and  regulations  are  complied  with  by  the 
executive  and  administrative  departments  of  the  post. 

The  efficiency  depends  upon  supply  and  instruction,  and  weak- 
ness in  these  respects  indicates  deficiencies  and  irregularities. 
Failure  to  comply  with  orders  and  regulations  indicates  irregularity. 
It  comes  within  the  scope  of  the  duty  of  an  inspector  to  ascertain  the 
practical  working  of  orders  and  regulations.  If,  in  his  opinion,  cer- 
tain orders  or  regulations  do  not  work  well,  or  fit  the  case  for  which 
they  were  intended,  it  is  entirely  within  his  province  to  state  hie 
opinion  and  make  recommendation  in  reference  thereto.  Compli- 
ance with  orders  and  regulations,  or  existing  law,  should  in  no  case 
be  reported  as  an  irregularity  or  a  deficiency  for  which  any  responsi- 
bility can  attach  to  local  authority.  If  the  inspector  desires  to  make 
any  remarks  in  such  reference,  they  should  be  in  the  form  of  a 
recommendation  or  as  a  conclusion.    The  statement  of  irregularities 


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and  deficiencies  should  not  contain  the  personal  opinion  of  the 
inspector  as  to  the  wisdom  of  a  law  or  regulation.  If  he  desires  to 
bring  any  such  subject  before  higher  authority,  it  should  be  done  in 
a  separate  paper,  in  which  he  should  state  his  conclusions  and 
recommendations . 

The  inspection  of  a  post  refers  to  a  particular  duty — a  particular 
locality;  and  a  report  of  such  inspection  should  be  confined  to  facts, 
conclusions,  and  recommendations  with  respect  to  that  post  only. 
General  questions  involving  betterment,  etc.,  in  the  service  should 
be  made  the  subject  of  separate  report  to  the  commander  upon  whose 
staff  the  inspector  is  serving,  with  a  view  to  forwarding  for  considera- 
tion of  the  War  Department,  if  appealing  to  the  commander  as  pos- 
sessing merit,  etc.  Including  all  sorts  of  subjects  in  the  report  of  an 
inspection  of  a  post  defeats  the  object  of  the  inspection,  confuses  the 
issue,  and  is  apt  to  militate  against  prompt  action  of  higher  authority. 
(12291,  O.  I.  G.) 

113.  Reports  of  inspections  of  troops  will  contain  a  statement 
of  the  names  of  the  various  drills,  from  the  setting-up  exercises  to  the 
evolutions  of  the  highest  organization  examined  by  the  inspector. 
A  similar  statement  will  recite  the  tests  of  the  classes  in  signaling 
and  the  Hospital  Corps  in  litter-bearer  drill  and  first  aid  to  the 
wounded . 

114.  When  public  buildings  are  criticised,  etc.,  in  an  inspec- 
tion report,  the  designation  and  number  (see  A.  R.,  1035),  should  be 
given,  as  Barracks  Nos.  5,  6;  Officers'  Quarters  Nos.  7,  8;  Granary 
No.  9,  etc.  (Cir.  letters,  O.  I.  G.,  Jan.  26,  1894,  and  Oct.  17,  1910; 
52-A,  2,  and  13505-M,  O.  I.  G.) 

115.  It  is  desired  that  inspectors  mention  in  their  reports,  by 
name,  officers  who  are  deserving  of  commendation  for  the  superior 
condition  of  their  commands.  (Cir.  letter,  O.  I.  G.,  Sept.  11,  1905; 
10334-A,  1,  O.  I.  G.) 

116.  When  an  irregularity  or  a  deficiency,  based  on  a  regulation 
or  an  order,  is  reported,  the  specific  regulation  or  order ^ill  be  cited 
in  the  report  of  the  inspection  and  in  the  statement  of  irregularities 
and  deficiencies  furnished  the  commanding  officer.     (12519,  O.  I.  G.) 

117.  In  the  inspection  of  a  recruiting  station,  the  inquiries  and 
examinations  by  the  inspector  should  be  complete  and  searching; 
but  so  far  as  the  conditions  are  found  to  be  satisfactory  a  single  gen- 
eral statement  to  that  effect  will  suffice  for  the  report.  The  state- 
ment of  the  results  of  the  inspection  should  deal  only  with  defects, 
deficiencies,  irregularities,  recommendations,  and  commendations. 
(A.  R.,  912.)    So  far  as  practicable  the  conclusions  of  the  inspector 


32       REPORTS  OF  INSPECTIONS,  IRREGULARITIES,  ETC. 

should  be  based  on  his  own  observation  rather  than  on  the  recruiting 
officer's  replies  to  questions.  To  set  forth  statistics,  descriptions, 
and  other  information,  which  are  already  of  record  in  The  Adjutant 
General's  Office,  is  superfluous.  (Cir.  letter,  O.  I.  G,,  Mar.  15,  1907; 
10401,  0.  I.  G.)     See  par.  1406,  -post. 

118.  Reports  of  prescribed  inspections  of  troops,  stations,  and 
accounts  of  disbursing  officers  under  the  authority  of  division  com- 
manders will  be  forwarded,  through  military  channels,  to  The  Adju- 
tant General  of  the  Army  and  transmitted  to  the  Inspector  General 
of  the  Army.  In  case  irregularities,  deficiencies,  or  misconduct  are 
reported,  a  commander  in  forwarding  a  report  will  state  what  reme- 
dies he  has  applied  or  will  apply  to  correct  them,  adding  any  recom- 
mendations that  he  may  desire  to  make.  All  other  reports  of  inspec- 
tions will  be  forwarded  directly  to  the  Inspector  General  of  the  Army, 
except  when  otherwise  specially  directed,  and  all  inspection  reports 
not  confidential  will  be  filed  in  his  office.  The  Inspector  General 
will  submit  to  the  Chief  of  Staff  all  reports  that  contain  matters 
requiring  correction.  (A.  R.,  909;  10455-A,  O.  I.  G.)  See  par.  119, 
yost. 

119.  The  provisions  of  A.  R.,  902,  1904,  as  amended  by  G.  O.  88, 
War  Department,  1908  (continued  as  A.  R.,  909,  1910),  contem- 
plate that  reports  of  inspections  of  arsenals,  depots,  general  hos- 
pitals, recruiting  stations,  national  cemeteries,  money  accounts 
of  disbursing  officers,  etc.,  not  under  supervision  of  diiision  com- 
manders, shall  be  addressed  and  forwarded  directly  to  the  Inspector 
General  of  the  Army.     (Cir.  letter,  0.  I.  G.,  July  10,  1908;  12262-A, 

0.  I.  G.) 

120.  As  ungarrisoned  posts  are  under  the  division  commander  for 
inspection  (A.  R.,  905)  they  are  not  among  the  inspections  provided 
for  in  A.  R.,  910,  and  the  reports  of  their  inspection  should  be 
addressed  to  the  adjutant  general  of   the  division.     (12262-B,  O. 

1.  G.) 

121.  Copies  or  extracts  from  an  inspection  report  reflecting  upon 
or  commending  the  character  or  efficiency  of  an  officer  may  be 
furnished  him  by  the  commander  to  whom  the  report  is  submitted. 
(A.  R.,  900.) 

122.  The  Inspector  General  of  the  Army  will  forward  to  the 
Secretary  of  War  extracts  of  all  inspection  reports  containing  spe- 
cially favorable  or  unfavorable  mention  of  any  officer.  Extracts 
respecting  officers  of  the  line  and  chaplains  will  be  sent  through 
The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army,  and  those  respecting  officers 
of  the  staff  corps  or  doi)artment-s  through  the  respective  chiefs  of 


REPORTS  OF  INSPECTIONS,  IRREGTTIARITIES,  ETC.       33 

bureaus.  Copies  of  unfavorable  reports  will  be  sent  by  chiefs  of 
bureaus  to  officers  reported  u])on,  for  their  remarks,  and  these,  when 
received,  will  be  filed  with  the  original  extracts.     (A.  R.,  848.) 

123.  The  furnishing  by  inspectors  of  commendatory^  extracts 
from  their  inspection  reports  has  not  the  sanction  of  custom  or 
regulations.  It  is  reserved  for  the  commander  to  whom  the  report 
is  submitted  (or  for  higher  authority)  to  determine  whether  such 
commendatory  extracts  shall  be  furnished.     (9799-C,  O,  I.  G.) 

124.  On  completion  of  an  inspection  of  a  post  or  other  com- 
mand of  troops,  the  inspector  general  or  acting  inspector  general 
will  furnish  its  commanding  officer  a  written  statement  of  all  irregu- 
larities an<l  deficiencies  observed,  which  will  be  kept  on  file  for 
the  information  of  commanding  officers  and  inspectors.  The  com- 
manding officer  will,  as  soon  as  practicable,  submit  to  the  next  higher 
commander  a  copy  of  this  statement,  with  a  report  showing  what 
remedies  he  has  applied  or  will  apply  to  correct  each  of  the  irregu- 
larities or  defects  found,  and  will  recommend  the  proper  action  with 
regard  to  those  that  he  has  not  power  or  authority  to  remedy.  These 
reports  and  statements  will  be  promptly  forwarded  through  military 
channels  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army,  by  whom  they  will 
be  transmitted  to  the  Inspector  General.  At  arsenals,  depots,  and 
stations  not  under  the  supervision  of  division  or  department  com- 
manders, inspectors  will  furnish  like  statements,  and  commanding 
officers  will  forward  copies  thereof  with  their  reports  to  The  Adjutant 
General  for  file  with  the  inspection  reports  to  which  they  pertain 
(A.  R.,  915.) 

125.  When  an  inspector  furnishes  the  commanding  officer  of  a 
post,  arsenal,  recruiting  station,  etc.,  or  a  transport  quartermaster, 
with  a  list  of  irregularities,  defects,  or  deficiencies,  under  A.  R., 
915,  his  report  of  inspection  will  conclude  with  a  statement  to 
the  effect  that  such  list  has  been  furnished. 

126.  Trivial  matters  verbally  called  to  attention  of  officers  con- 
cerned and  corrected  on  the  spot  should  not  be  included  either  in 
the  report  or  list  of  irregularities,  but  all  defects,  deficiencies,  and 
irregularities  of  sufficient  importance  to  be  recorded  in  the  report 
should  also  be  included  in  the  list  furnished  the  commanding  officer 
under  A.  R.,  915. 

127.  Recommendations  of  inspectors  on  matters  where  initia- 
tive remedial  action  is  within  the  province  of  the  commanding 
officer  (as,  for  example,  "It  is  recommended  that  a  crematory  be 
constructed  at  this  post  for  burning  garbage")  should  be  included 
in  the  list  of  defects,  etc.,  furnished  the  commanding  officer,  as 

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34  INSPECTION  OF  MONEY  ACCOUNTS^O^SC^ 

well  as  in  the  report.     (Directions  9,  Form  for  Report  of  an  Inspec- 
tion of  a  Garrisoned  Post.) 

128.  The  report  of  remedial  action  requited  by  A.  R.,  908, 
1904  (A,  R.  915,  1910),  will  be  over  the  commanding  officer' 8 
own  signature,  and  the  action  taken  or  recommended  will  be 
given  separately  for  each  item  (numbered  paragraph)  on  the  list 
of  irregularities  and  deficiencies.  The  commanding  officer  may, 
if  necessary,  obtain  his  information  from  responsible  subordinates, 
but  their  reports  should  be  filed  in  his  office.     (Cir.  14,  W.  D.,  1906.) 

129.  Reports  of  remedial  action  under  A.  R.,  908,  1904  (A.  R. 
915, 1910),  from  the  commanding  officers  of  coast  artillery  posts  will 
be  forwarded  through  the  artillery  district  commanders.  (Chief  of 
Staff,  Mar.  8,  1906;  10665,  0.  I.  G.) 

130.  In  order  that  it  may  be  definitely  known  at  the  office  of 
the  Inspector  General  of  the  Army  whether  reports  of  inspections, 
investigations,  etc.,  which  have  been  acted  upon  by  the  War  Depart- 
ment and  returned  to  the  division  commander  to  note,  etc.,  have 
been  seen  by  the  division  inspector  general,  the  latter  will  place  his 
initials  and  the  date  below  the  last  indorsement  on  such  reports 
seen  by  him,  unless  he  has  occasion  to  use  a  formal  indorsement. 
(13188,  O.  I.  G.) 

INSPECTION    OF   MONEY   ACCOUNTS.  ,  j^, 

181.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Secretary  of  War  to  cause  iils- 
quent  inquiries  to  be  made  as  to  the  necessity,  economy,  and  pro- 
priety of  all  disbursements  made  by  disbursing  officers  of  the  Army, 
and  as  to  their  strict  conformity  to  the  law  appropriating  the  money; 
also  to  ascertain  whether  the  disbursing  officers  of  the  Army  comply 
with  the  law  in  keeping  their  accounts  and  making  their  deposits; 
such  inquiries  to  be  made  by  officers  of  the  Inspection  Department 
of  the  Army,  or  others  detailed  for  that  purpose:  Provided,  That 
no  officer  so  detailed  shall  be  in  any  way  connected  with  the  depart- 
ment or  corps  making  the  disbursement.  Reports  of  such  inspec- 
tions shall  be  made  out  and  forwarded  to  Congress  with  the  annual 
report  of  the  Secretary  of  War.     (Act  of  Apr.  20, 1874;  18  Stat.  L.,  33.) 

182.  The  concrete  question  is  whether  the  act  of  April  20,  1874, 
applies  to  this  commercial  business  (over  the  Alaskan  cables  and 
telegraph  lines) ;  and  the  answer  seems  to  be  that  generally  it  does, 
but  in  some  cases  it  does  not.  As  the  opinion  of  the  Judge  Advocate 
General  shows  that  in  all  cases  it  is  within  the  competence  of  the 
Secretary  of  War  to  order  the  inspection  of  all  these  accounts,  and 
as  no  purpose  would  be  subserved  even  if  it  were  practicable  to 


INSPECTION  OF  MONEY  ACCOUNTS.  36 

distinguish  between  those  transactions  involving  line  receipts  and 
those  not,  it  is  advised  that  all  the  accounts  pertaining  to  the  com- 
mercial business  over  the  Alaskan  cables  and  telegraph  lines  be 
subjected  to  the  inspection  of  the  officers  on  the  Inspector  General's 
Department.  (Memo,  of  the  Chief  of  Staff,  approved  by  the  Secre- 
tary of  War,  Jan.  30,  190B;  12809,  O.  I.  G.) 

133.  The  accounts  for  disbursement  of  the  funds  pertaining  to 
the  International  Commission  of  the  Congresses  of  Navigation,  the 
California  Debris  Commission,  and  the  Board  of  Road  Commis- 
sioners for  Alaska,  so  far  as  these  funds  of  this  board  are  appropriated 
by  Congress  and  disbursed  by  officers  of  the  Army,  fall  within  the 
provision  of  the  act  of  April  20,  1874,  and  should  be  inspected  by  the 
Inspector  General's  Department,  as  contemplated  by  that  act. 
(Memo,  of  the  Chief  of  Staff,  approved  by  the  Secretary  of  War,  June 
30,  1908;  12468,  O.  I.  G.) 

134.  Inspection  of  disbursements  and  money  accounts  of  dis- 
bursing officers  required  by  act  of  April  20,  1874,  will  be  made  by 
officers  of  the  Inspector  General's  Department  or  by  others  detailed 
for  that  purpose,  and,  as  far  as  practicable,  at  irregular  intervals, 
but  no  officer  so  detailed  shall  be  in  any  way  connected  with  the 
corps  or  staff  department  making  the  disbursement.  The  fre- 
quency of  these  inspections  will  be  regulated  by  the  Secretary  of 
War.     (A.  R.,  908.) 

135.  The  Inspector  General  of  the  Army  will  keep  the  inspectors 
general  of  the  several  military  divisions  informed,  through  the 
proper  channels,  of  such  inspections  of  accounts  of  disbursing  offi-; ' 
cers  and  of  places  not  under  the  immediate  command  of  the  division 
commander  as  the  Secretary  of  War  desires  shall  be  made  by  them. 
Division  commanders  in  issuing  orders  for  inspections  involving 
travel  will  consider  the  most  advantageous  and  economical  plan. 
(A.  R.,  910.) 

136.  Inspectors  will  inquire  as  to  the  necessity,  economy,  and 
propriety  of  all  disbursements,  their  strict  conformity  to  the  law 
appropriating  the  money,  and  whether  the  disbursing  officers  comply 
with  the  law  in  keeping  their  accounts  and  making  their  deposits. 
(A.  R.,  916.) 

137.  Inspectors  should  investigate  all  infractions  of  the  rules 
and  regulations  for  conducting  the  business,  keeping  the  records, 
and  drawing  checks;  all  disbursements,  the  necessity,  economy, 
propriety,  or  legality  of  which  are  not  clearly  shown;  or  any  irregu- 
larity whatever  that  may  be  developed  by  his  '  'inquirj^,"  and  will 
note  the  result  under  the  head  of '  'Remarks' '  on  the  inspection  report. 
(Note  on  Form  3,  I.  G.  D.) 


36  INSPECTION  OF  MONEY  ACCOTTNTS. 

138.  In  inspecting  paymasters'  accounts  inspectors  will  examine 
vouchers  to  see  if  they  are  properly  filled  out  and  briefed,  that  check 
books  are  kept  in  strict  compliance  with  paragraph  75,  Manual  Pay 
Department,  1910,  and  that  cashbooks  are  correctly  kept,  credits 
and  debits  for  each  day  being  properly  posted.     (9123,  O.  I.  G.) 

139.  Inspectors  should  ascertain  the  number  of  check  books  in 
the  possession  of  disbursing  officers  at  time  of  inspection  and  should 
open  and  examine  safes  not  in  use  to  see  if  they  contain  any  checks, 
check  books,  or  money.     (13210,  O,  I.  G.) 

140.  Inspectors  should  ascertain  whether  A.  R.,  571  (see  par.  665, 
post)  has  been  complied  with. 

141.  On  the  arrival  of  inspectors  at  posts  the  money  account- 
ability of  all  disbursing  officers,  such  as  quartermasters,  commis- 
saries, and  post  treasurers,  should  be  inspected  first.  If  cash  is 
carried  its  verification  should  precede  the  inspection.  (Par.  6, 
Cir.  22,  W.  D.,  1903.) 

Method  of  inspection. 

142.  The  following  are  the  general  instructions  for  making  inspec- 
tions of  money  accounts: 

(a)  The  inspector  will  obtain  from  the  inspector  general  of  the 
division  or  department  the  lists  of  the  disbursing  officer's  outstanding 
checks  at  date  of  last  inspection  and  the  balance  of  funds  for  which 
he  was  accountable  at  that  date,  showing  the  amount  in  each  deposi- 
tary and  the  cash  on  hand;  also  the  form  No.  28,  T.  G.  D.,  used  by 
the  last  inspector. 

(b)  He  will  require  from  the  disbursing  oSicer  a  statement  of  his 
money  accounts  since  date  of  last  inspection  and  the  distribution  of 
his  funds  at  date  of  present  inspection  on  "Form  3,"  I.  G.  D., 
with  a  list  of  his  outstanding  checks  on  "Form  3a,"  I.  G.  D.  (a  sepa- 
rate list  for  each  depositary)  to  include  the  last  check  embraced  in 
the  current  inspection.  The  statement  of  his  money  accounts  and 
each  list  of  checks  outstanding  must  be  signed  by  the  disbursing 
officer. 

(c)  The  distribution  of  funds  at  date  of  inspection  will  be  verified 
as  follows: 

The  cash  reported  on  hand  will  be  counted.  This  should  be  done 
at  the  beginning  of  the  inspection.     (See  par.  141,  ante.) 

The  number  of  the  la.««t  check  drawn  included  in  the  current 
in.spection  will  be  verified  from  the  proper  check  book. 

Amounts  claimed  as  on  deposit  in  the  several  depositaries  will  be 
verified  as  to  date  and  amount  from  their  statements  made  to  the 
disbursing  officer. 


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For  amounts  claimed  as  deposited  since  last  statement,  the  dis- 
bursing officer  should  have  receipts  from  the  depositary  notifiying 
him  of  the  credit. 

Credit  can  not  be  claimed  for  funds  in  transit  except  for  cash  or 
checks  en  route  from  the  disbursing  officer  to  the  depositary  for  his 
credit. 

The  list  of  checks  now  outstanding  should  be  compared  with  the 
previous  list,  and  all  checks  borne  on  that  list  as  still  outstanding 
may  be  checked  as  correct,  and  all  checks  not  so  marked  should  then 
be  verified  by  their  stubs  as  to  date,  number,  and  amount.  The 
list  of  outstanding  checks,  after  having  been  footed  and  amount 
compared  with  that  entered  on  the  statement,  will  be  forwarded 
immediately  to  the  depositary  as  required  by  the  instructions 
printed  on  the  form. 

(d)  Check  stubs  should  be  compared  with  the  depositary  state- 
ments of  paid  checks.  All  checks  drawn  must  be  accounted  for  as 
either  paid,  outstanding,  or  canceled.  Blank  checks  transferred  to 
another  officer  must  be  accoimted  for  by  his  receipt. 

(e)  An  examination  should  be  made  of  the  paid  vouchers  that 
have  not  been  forwarded  to  the  chief  of  bureau  and  comparison  made 
with  the  check  stubs  and  with  the  entries  in  the  cash  book  to  see  that 
they  agree.  Nothing  in  these  instructions  shall  be  construed  as 
limiting  the  inspector's  scrutiny  of  all  disbursements,  inquiring  into 
the  propriety  of  the  expenditures,  and  verifying  the  correctness  of 
the  transactions. 

(/)  Checks  for  currency  should  be  represented  by  cash  vouchers. 
The  excess  of  all  cash  received  from  checks  or  otherwise  over  the 
amount  expended  per  vouchers,  transferred  to  other  officers  or 
deposited  to  the  credit  of  the  Treasurer  of  the  United  States  should 
be  accounted  for  as  replaced  in  a  depositary  or  as  cash  on  hand. 

(g)  The  check  stubs  should  be  examined  to  ascertain  if  they  are 
properly  filled  and  required  notations  made. 

(h)  The  cashbook  must  show  all  receipts  from  whatever  source 
and  that  the  disbursements,  as  well  as  the  receipts,  are  entered  in 
chronological  order  and  under  the  proper  appropriations.  (R.  S., 
3643.) 

(i)  The  total  of  the  amounts  disbursed,  transferred,  deposited  to 
the  credit  of  the  Treasurer  of  the  United  States,  and  such  other 
items  as  may  be  admitted  as  expenditures,  for  the  period  covered 
by  the  inspection,  deducted  from  the  total  of  receipts  from  all  sources 
as  shown  by  the  cash  book  and  the  balance  on  hand  at  last  inspection, 
will  show  the  amount  for  which  the  officer  is  now  accountable,  and 


788  INSPECTION  OF  MONEY  ACCOUNTS. 

it  should  agree  with  the  amount  shown  to  be  on  hand  by  the  state- 
ment of  the  distribution  of  funds. 

(j)  To  the  total  amount  of  checks  paid  as  shown  by  the  bank 
statements  received  since  last  inspection,  add  the  amount  of  checks 
reported  as  now  outstanding,  and  from  their  sum  deduct  the  amount 
of  checks  reported  as  outstanding  at  last  inspection,  and  the  re- 
mainder will  be  the  total  amount  of  checks  drawn  since  last  inspec- 
tion. 

(k)  WTien  the  list  of  checks  outstanding  is  received  back  from  the 
depositary  it  will  be  verified  as  follows : 

The  officer's  balance,  as  reported  by  the  depositary,  should  equal 
the  sum  of  the  balance  reported  by  the  officer  (Form  3),  plus  the 
amount  of  checks  not  marked  "Paid,"  plus  any  credits  reported  by 
the  depositary  not  claimed  on  the  officer's  statement,  minus  any 
checks  paid  not  listed. 

(l)  In  the  Statement  of  the  Money  Accountability,  on  Form  3, 
I.  G.  D.,  errors  frequently  arise  from  misunderstanding  of  what  is 
meant  by  the  expression  "Cash  from  checks  issued  "  and  its  counter- 
part, "Checks  issued  for  cash."  The  latter  expression  includes  all 
checks  drawn  by  the  disbursing  officer  in  favor  of  himself  under 
A.  R.,  610,  and  the  amounts  of  all  such  checks  must  be  embraced 
in  the  entries  in  the  lower  half  of  the  statement,  under  the  deposi- 
tary or  depositaries  on  which  drawn.  "Cash  from  checks  issued" 
is  the  total  of  all  checks  drawn  by  the  disbursing  officer  in  favor  of 
himself  under  A.  R.,  610,  during  the  period  covered  by  the  inspec- 
tion, and  this  total  should  be  entered  in  the  debit  or  upper  half  of 
the  Statement  of  Money  Accountability  in  the  "Cash"  column  on 
the  line  of  " Cash  from  checks  issued."  This  last-mentioned  total 
should  equal  the  sum  of  the  amounts  entered  on  the  credit  or  lower 
half  of  the  statement  under  the  depositary  headings  on  the  line  of 
"Checks  issued  for  cash." 

(m)  WTien  cash  is  deposited  to  the  credit  of  the  Treasurer  of  the 
United  States,  it  should  appear  in  the  "Cash"  column  on  the  line 
"Deposited  to  credit  of  Treasurer  U.  S.,"  on:  Form  3,  and  not  on  the 
line  "Cash  deposited."    -  ;    :  ;    ^.n     .      .    i.      :  V.-;     hi  r^-      . 

(n)  At  each  inspection  of  money  accounts  the  inspecting  officer 
should  note  in  each  check  book,  on  the  back  of  the  stub  of  the  last 
check  issued,  the  number  of  the  last  check  included  in  the  inspec- 
tion, the  balance  on  deposit  in  that  depositary  subject  to  check,  and 
the  total  amount  of  checks  outstanding  on  that  depositary;  also  the 
amount  of  cash  on  hand,  if  any. 

(o)  In  case  of  officers  of  the  Quartermaster's,  Subsistence,  and  Pay 
Departments  note  that  the  date  of  bond  repprted  shows  that  it  has 


INSPECTION  OF  MONEY  ACCOUNTS.  39 

been  approved  within  four  years  and  since  date  of  present  commis- 
8ion.     (See  par.  204,  post.) 

(p)  Conventional  signs  used  by  inspectors  on  the  stubs  of  checks: 

O  means  outstanding  (at  date  of  inspection). 

\/  means  paid  (as  reported  by  depositary). 

X  means  canceled  check  (verified). 

—  means  saw  voucher. 
It  is  desirable  that  inspectors  have  a  uniform  method  of  marking 
fltubs.     Colored  pencils  (blue  or  green)  will  distinguish  the  inspector's 
marks  from  those  of  the  disbursing  officer. 

Checks. 

143.  A  disbursing  officer  may  draw  his  check  in  favor  of  himself 
(1)  to  make  payments  of  amounts  not  exceeding  $20;  (2)  to  make 
payments  at  a  distance  from  a  depositary;  or  (3)  to  make  payments 
of  fixed  salaries  due  at  a  certain  period.  In  the  first  and  last  named 
cases  the  check  will  be  drawn  not  more  than  two  days  before  the 
payments  become  due.  In  all  other  cases  the  checks  will  be  drawn 
only  in  favor  of  the  persons,  firms,  or  corporations,  by  name,  to 
whom  the  payments  are  to  be  made.  (A.  R.,  610;  15  Comp.  Dec, 
604.) 

144.  A  disbursing  officer  is  not  authorized  to  draw  a  single  check 
in  favor  of  superintendent  for  payment  of  salaries  to  other  employees, 
nor  to  draw  it  to  his  own  order  indorsed  to  his  chief  clerk  for  such 
payments.     (Cir.  26,  W.  D.,  1906.) 

145.  On  the  face  of  each  check  that  he  draws  a  disbursing  officer 
will  state  his  address,  the  object  of  the  expenditure,  the  number  or 
other  necessary  description  of  the  voucher,  and,  in  case  of  payment 
to  an  oflScer,  enlisted  man,  or  civilian  employee,  the  period  for 
which  the  payment  is  made.     (A,  R.,  611.) 

146.  Disbursing  officers  shall  identify  their  official  checks  with 
the  vouchers  upon  which  they  are  issued  in  payment  by  noting  on 
each  check  the  number  or  other  necessary  description  of  the  voucher. 
(Treasury  Dept.  Cir.  No.  52,  1907,  par.  4.) 

147.  Officers  serving  in  and  disbursing  funds  pertaining  to  more 
than  one  staff  department,  and  officers  assigned  to  duty  in  any  of 
the  staff  departments,  will,  in  issuing  checks,  confine  the  designation 
of  their  official  capacity  to  their  rank  and  the  particular  staff  depart- 
ment on  account  of  which  the  checks  are  drawn.     (A.  R.,  612.) 

148.  Checks  for  deposit  of  army  paymasters'  collections  and 
soldiers'  deposits  will  be  dated  on  the  last  day  of  the  month  in 


4$  INSPECTION  OF  MONEY  ACCOUNTS. 

which  the  collections  are  made  or  deposits  received  or  when  an 
account  is  closed.  If  the  paymaster  is  unable  to  depo:*it  checks 
on  that  date  he  will  do  so  at  the  earliest  practicable  date. 
(M.  P.  D.,  77.) 

149.  Should  any  officer  make  an  erasure  or  alteration  of  any 
of  his  checks,  however  slight,  he  will  certify  to  the  correctness  of 
such  erasure  or  alteration  on  the  upper  margin  of  such  check. 
.(A.  R.,  620.) 

160.  The  signing  of  a  check  for  public  money  in  blank  is  pro- 
hibited.    (A.  R.,  648.) 

151.  Rubber  stamps  or  the  typewriter  will  not  be  used  to  insert 
the  date,  payee's  name,  or  the  amount  of  the  check  issued  in  pay- 
ment of  a  public  creditor,  and  all  United  States  disbur.'^ing  officers 
are  instructed  to  use  pen  and  ink  for  this  purpose.  (A.  R.,  611; 
G.  O.  12  and  22,  A.  G.  O.,  1900.) 

152.  Mutilated  or  spoiled  official  checks  upon  the  United  States 
Treasurer  or  assistant  treasurer  will  be  forwarded  promptly  to  the 
office  to  which  they  pertain,  but  mutilated  or  spoiled  checks  upon 
a  national  bank  depositary  will  be  forwarded  promptly,  for  preserva- 
tion and  future  reference,  to  the  chief  of  bureau  by  whom  issued,  who 
will  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  such  checks.  In  either  case  a 
record  of  the  dates  of  both  concellation  and  transmission  will  be 
entered  on  the  stub.     (A.  R.,  621.) 

153.  The  data  on  the  check  stub  will  be  the  same  as  on  the  check 
to  which  it  relates.  (A.  R.,  611,  1340.)  If  check  stubs  are  accom- 
panied by  information  as  to  name  of  depositary  and  name  and 
address  of  disbursing  officer  it  is  not  necessary  to  repeat  these  names 
and  address  on  each  stub.  (Secretary  of  War.  July  23,  J910;  5795- 
CP,  O.  I.  G.) 

On  comparison  of  the  depositary  statements  with  the  stub  books, 
the  stubs  of  paymasters'  paid  checks  will  be  marked  with  the  date 
of  the  depositary  statement  upon  which  payment  i.s  reported. 
(M.  P.  D.,  75,  sec.  5.) 

154.  In  making  payments  only  official  checks  will  be  used. 
(A.  R.,  619.) 

155.  Checks  outstanding  for  a  longer  period  than  three  full 
fiscal  years  must  be  reported  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Treasury  by 
the  disbursing  officer  upon  receipt  of  the  statement  of  his  disbursing 
account  for  the  month  of  June  of  each  year  from  the  office  or  bank 
in  which  his  funds  are  kept.     (A.  R.,  616.) 

156.  ('hecks  outstanding  for  a  longer  period  than  three  full  fiscal 
years,  procedure  necessary  for  payment.     (A.  R.,  618;  R.  S.,  308.) 


INSPECTION  OF  MONEY  ACCOUNTS.  41 

157.  Procedure  when  an  original  check  is  lost,  stolen,  or  de- 
stroyed. (R.  S.,  3646,  3647,  amended  by  act  Feb.  23,  1909,  35 
Stat.  L.,  643;  G.  O.  56,  W.  D.,  1909;  A.  R.,  613.) 

Check  boohs  and  unused  checks. 

158.  Official  check  books  are  issued  by  the  Treasurer  and  assistant 
treasurers  of  the  United  States  direct  to  disbursing  officers  who  have 
public  money  on  deposit  with  them.  Those  on  national  bank 
depositaries  are  furnished  by  chiefs  of  bureaus.  Rules  for  issue, 
transfer,  etc.,  accompany  each  book.     (A.  R.,  619,  620.) 

159.  Check  books  will  be  kept  under  lock  and  key  when  not  in 
use,  and  the  serial  numbers  of  the  unused  checks  will  be  frequently 
examined  to  see  that  no  check  in  the  series  is  missing.  (G.  O.  110, 
A.  G.  O.,  1901;  M.  S.  D.,  104;  M.  P.  D.,  74;  S.  C.  M.,  No.  7,  par.  247.) 
See  par.  139,  ante. 

160.  An  officer  who  for  the  convenience  of  any  disbursing  officer 
detaches  any  blank  checks  and  stubs  from  the  check  book  on  the 
Treasurer  or  any  assistant  treasurer  in  his  possession  will  take  the 
receipt  of  such  disbursing  officer  in  duplicate  for  such  checks  by 
serial  numbers  and  transmit  one  copy  of  the  same  in  the  manner 
directed  in  paragraph  2,  G.  O.  110,  A.  G.  O.,  1901.  (G.  O.  110, 
A.  G.  O.,  1901,  par.  3.) 

161.  Under  no  circumstances  will  unused  check  books  or  blank 
checks  taken  from  check  books  on  the  Treasurer  or  an  assistant 
treasurer  be  kept  for  an  unreasonable  time  in  the  possession  of  any 
disbursing  officer  of  the  War  Department.  (G.  O.  110,  A.  G.  O., 
1901.) 

162.  An  officer  relieved  from  duty  as  a  disbursing  officer  and 
having  a  check  book  on  the  Treasurer  or  an  assistant  treasurer  in 
his  possession  will  cut  from  the  book  the  stubs  used  by  him  (to  be 
filed  with  his  retained  papers),  and  will  transfer  the  unused  checks 
and  stubs  to  his  successor,  taking  a  receipt  therefor  in  duplicate, 
which  shall  describe  the  unused  checks  by  their  serial  numbers, 
one  copy  of  which  will  be  transmitted  by  the  officer  relieved  to  the 
Treasurer  or  to  the  assistant  treasurer  by  whom  the  check  book  was 
originally  issued.  Before  transferring  any  check  book  the  trans- 
ferring officer  will  first  examine  the  unused  checks  to  see  that  there 
is  no  break  in  the  serial  numbers  showing  that  checks  are  missing. 
(G.  O.  110,  A.  G.  O.,  1901.)  (See  Treasury  Department  instructions 
of  Mar.  18,  1910,  pasted  on  inside  of  cover  of  each  check  book.) 

163.  Check  books  of  paymasters  will  be  kept  in  condition  for 
inspection  by  an  inspector  general,  chief  paymaster,  or  other  author- 
ized inspector  at  any  moment.     (M,  P,  D.,  75.) 


MB  INSPECTION  OF  MONEY  ACCOITNTS. 

Certificates  of  deposit. 

164.  Regulations  governing.  (A.  R.,  622-627;  Cir.  9,  W.  D., 
1906.) 

Proceeds  of  sales. 

165.  Regulations  governing.     (A.  R.,  628-630,  1111,  1542,  1543.) 

166.  That  from  the  proceeds  of  sales  of  old  material,  condemned 
stores,  supplies,  or  other  public  property  of  any  kind,  before  being 
deposited  into  the  Treasury,  either  as  miscellaneous  receipts  on 
account  of  "proceeds  of  Government  property"  or  to  the  credit  of 
the  appropriations  to  which  such  proceeds  are  by  law  authorized 
to  be  made,  there  may  be  paid  the  expenses  of  such  sales,  as  approved 
by  the  accounting  officers  of  the  Treasury,  so  as  to  require  only  the 
net  proceeds  of  such  sales  to  be  deposited  into  the  Treasury,  either 
as  miscellaneous  receipts  or  to  the  credit  of  such  appropriations,  as 
the  case  may  be.  (Act  June  8, 1896,  29  Stat.  L.,  268;  Cir.  27,  W.  D., 
1906.) 

167.  The  act  of  June  8, 1896  [see  preceding  paragraph],  authorizing 
the  payment  of  expenses,  "as  approved  by  the  accounting  officers  of 
the  Treasury,"  incurred  in  the  sale  of  old  material,  etc.,  from  the 
gross  proceeds  thereof,  and  the  payment  into  the  Treasury  of  the  net 
proceeds  only,  does  not  require  that  such  expenses  shall  be  so 
approved  before  payment,  but  simply  that  an  itemized  account 
thereof  shall  be  rendered  to  the  accounting  officers  for  settlement 
as  any  other  item  of  expenditure  of  Government  funds.  (Ill  Comp. , 
149.) 

168.  Decision  of  the  Comptroller  of  the  Treasury  in  regard  to 
disbursing  officers  depositing  proceeds  of  sales  with  a  Govemmient 
depositary  to  their  official  credit,  pending  payment  of  expenses  of 
Bales;  retention  beyond  30  days  of  so  much  thereof  as  may  be  neces- 
sary for  payment  of  expenses  of  sales,  etc.     (Cir.  27,  W.  D.,  1906.) 

169.  When  a  disbursing  officer  of  the  Army  receives  any  moneys 
of  the  United  States  as  the  proceeds  of  sales,  as  miscellaneous  receipts, 
or  funds  of  like  character,  not  available  for  disbursement,  he  will 
deposit,  without  delay,  such  funds  to  his  official  credit  with  an 
authorized  depositary.  At  the  close  of  the  month  in  which  such 
funds  are  received  the  total  will  be  made  the  subject  of  one  check 
issued  by  him  in  favor  of  the  Treasurer  of  the  United  States.  (A.  R., 
626.) 

170.  Congress  is  vested  by  the  Constitution  with  the  exclusive 
power  of  disposition  of  the  personal  as  well  as  the  real  property  of  the 
United  States;  and  by  section  3618,  Revised  Statutes,  Congress  has 


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provided  generally  that  the  proceeds  of  sales  of  personal  property  of 
the  United  States  shall  be  paid  into  the  Treasury  as  "miscellaneous 
receipts. ' '  Held  therefore  that  the  various  funds  received  at  military 
posts,  on  military  reservations,  or  otherwise,  as  compensation  for 
public  property  occupied,  sold,  or  allowed  to  be  used  or  appropriated, 
or  for  labor  furnished,  or  privileges,  or  facilities  conceded,  etc., 
*  *  *  were  public  money  of  the  United  States,  to  be  accounted 
for  to  the  Treasury,  and  could  not  be  legally  retained  as  a  so-called 
"slush  fund,"  or  disbursed  for  the  use  or  benefit  of  the  post  or  com- 
mand. *  *  *  The  proceeds  of  all  public  pr6perty  of  any  material 
value,  including  all  moneys  exacted  or  received  from  civilians,  are 
to  be  turned  into  the  Treasury;  and  otherwise  to  dispose  of  them  is 
embezzlement.     (D.  J.  A.  G.,  2083.) 

171.  Hereafter  all  moneys  arising  from  disposition  of  serviceable 
quartermaster's  supplies  or  stores,  authorized  by  law  and  regulations, 
shall  remain  available  throughout  the  fiscal  year  following  that  in 
which  the  disposition  was  effected,  for  the  purposes  of  that  appro- 
priation from  which  such  supplies  were  authorized  to  be  supplied 
at  the  time  of  the  disposition.  (Act  Mar.  23,  1910;  G.  O.  54,  W.  D., 
1910,  p.  23.) 

172.  Of  surplus  ice,  surplus  electric  light  and  power,  and  pro- 
ceeds from  laundry  work  done  for  other  branches  of  the  Government. 
(Army  appropriation  act,  Mar.  2,  1905;  G.  O.  40,  W.  D.,  1905,  p.  14; 
and  subsequent  annual  Army  appropriation  acts.) 

173.  Old  typewriting  machines  exchanged  for  new  ones.  (Cir.  1, 
W.  D.,  1906.)' 

174.  Of  manure  sold  at  posts.    (See  par  949,  post.) 

175.  Of  subsistence  supplies  are  immediately  available  for  the 
purchase  of  fresh  supplies.     (A.  R.,  628;  M.  S.  D.,  223.) 

176.  Fiscal  year  to  which  funds  pertain  which  are  received  for 
subsistence  supplies  when  payment  is  made  in  a  later  fiscal  year 
than  the  one  in  which  the  stores  were  delivered.  (Dec.  Comp.  June 
19,  1906;  Cir.  37,  W.  D.,  1906.) 

177.  Hereafter  all  moneys  arising  from, dispositions  of  serviceable 
medical  and  hospital  supplies  authorized  by  law  and  regulation  shall 
constitute  one  fund  on  the  books  of  the  Treasury  Department,  which 
shall  be  available  to  replace  medical  and  hospital  supplies  through- 
out the  fiscal  year  in  which  the  dispositions  were  effected  and 
throughout  the  following  fiscal  year.  (Act  June  12,  1906,  34  Stat.  L., 
256;  G.  O.  115,  W.  D.,  1906,  p.  25.) 

178.  Of  useless  ordnance  material.  (Act  Mar.  3, 1875;  Sup.  R.  S., 
vol.  1,  p.  74.)  Of  serviceable  ordnance  and  ordnance  stores.  (Act 
Apr.  23,  1904,  33  Stat.  L.,  276;  G.  O.  76,  W.  D.,  1904,  p.  29.) 


M:  INSPECTION  OF  MONEY  ACCOTTNTS. 

179.  The  transfer  of  public  property  other  than  subsistence  sup- 
plies is  not  regarded  as  a  sale.  Vouchers  for  property  so  transferred 
will  be  sent  through  the  chief  of  the  bureau  concerned  to  the  proper 
accounting  officer  of  the  Treasury  Department  for  settlement,  as 
prescribed  in  A.  R.,  682.  If  credit  is  received  therefor  the  money 
may  be  used  to  replace  the  property  transferred.     (A.  R.,  630.) 

180.  Books  for  a  post  library  purchased  out  of  post-exchange 
funds  or  donated  to  the  library  are  not  "public  property  "  within  the 
meaning  of  section  3618,  Revised  Statutes.  Proceeds  from  a  sale  of 
them  may,  therefore,  legally  be  expended  in  the  purchase  of  new 
books,     (b.  J.  A.  G.,  2283.) 

A  ppropriations . 

181.  Regulations  governing  fiscal  years  and  accounts  current. 
(A.  R.,  631-641.)    Also  see  pars.  214-220,  post. 

182.  The  Chief  of  Ordnance,  in  conducting  manufacturing  or 
similar  operations  under  any  particular  appropriation  heretofore  or 
hereafter  made,  is  authorized  to  use  material  procured  under  any 
appropriation  and  to  replace  the  same  in  kind  or  otherwise:  Provided, 
That  in  doing  so  the  methods  shall  be  such  that  each  appropriation 
will  be  charged  with  the  full  value  of  the  material  used  in  carrying 
out  its  object.  (Act  Mar.  4,  1911;  G.  O.  45,  W.  D.,  1911,  p.  59; 
Ordnance  Orders  6,  1911.) 

183.  Hereafter  whenever  pressing  obligations  are  required  to  be 
paid  by  a  disbursing  officer  of  the  Quartermaster's  Department  and 
there  is  an  insufficient  balance  to  his  official  credit  under  the  proper 
appropriation  or  appropriations  for  the  purpose,  he  is  authorized  to 
make  payment  from  the  total  available  balance  to  his  official  credit, 
provided  sufficient  funds  under  the  proper  appropriation  or  appro- 
priations have  been  apportioned  by  the  Quartermaster  General  for  the 
expenditure.  When  such  disbursements  are  made  the  accounts 
of  the  disbursing  officer  shall  show  the  charging  of  the  proper  appro- 
priations, the  balances  under  which  will  be  adjusted  by  the  disburs- 
ing officer  on  receipt  of  funds  or  by  the  accounting  officers  of  the 
Treasury.  (Act  Mar.  3,  1909,  35  Stat.  L.,  747;  G.  O.  49,  W.  D., 
1909,  p.  25.)  The  above  provision  applies  to  any  fimds  in  the  hands 
of  such  disbursing  officer  and  is  not  limited  to  funds  of  the  fiscal  year 
in  which  the  obligations  are  incurred.     (Cir.  55,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

(For  similar  provisions  of  law  for  the  Ordnance  Department,  see 
act  Mar.  3,  1909,  35  Stat.  L.,  750;  G.  O.  49,  W.  D.,  1909,  p.  30;  and  for 
Engineer  Department  see  act  Mar.  3,  1911;  G.  O.  45,  W.  D..  1911, 
p.  32.) 


INSPECTION  OF  MONEY  ACCOUNTS.  45 

Money  vouchers. 

184.  Preparation  of,  etc.     (A.  R.  642-665.) 

185.  The  practice  of  requiring  public  creditors  to  receipt  for 
moneys  in  advance  of  actual  payment  will  be  discontinued  after 
September  30,  1907.  No  payments  made  after  said  date  shall 
be  evidenced  by  a  receipt,  except  where  receipts  are  required 
either  by  law  or  contract,  unless  such  payments  are  made  in  cash, 
that  is,  currency.     (Treasury  Dept.  Cir.  No.  52,  1907,  par.  1.) 

The  giving  or  taking  of  a  receipt  for  public  money  in  blank  or  in 
advance  of  actual  payment  is  prohibited.     (A.  R.,  648.) 

186.  After  September  30,  1907,  no  receipt  for  moneys  paid  by 
disbursing  officers'  checks  shall  be  required  or  taken  by  disbursing 
officers  except  where  receipts  are  required  either  by  law  or  contract. 
Disbursing  officers  will  note  on  vouchers  for  check  payments  the 
date,  number,  name  of  payee,  and  amount  of  the  check  and  the  name 
of  the  depositary  on  whom  drawn.  (Treasury  Dept.  Cir.  No.  52, 
1907,  par.  2.) 

187.  A  voucher  for  a  payment  made  or  an  invoice  for  money 
transferred  will  have  noted  thereon  the  number,  date,  and  amount 
of  checks  given  and  the  depositary  on  which  drawn.  If  payment 
or  transfer  is  made  with  currency,  wholly  or  in  part,  the  facts  will  be 
stated  and  a  receipt  given  for  the  currency.  (A.R.,651.)  SeeA.R., 
649. 

188.  All  vouchers  for  payment  by  disbursing  officers,  except 
those  required  by  law  to  be  verified  by  affidavit,  and  the  expense 
accounts  of  the  civilian  officers,  employees,  and  agents  of  the  Gov- 
ernment, which  shall  be  verified  by  affidavit  as  heretofore,  shall  be 
certified  by  the  claimant  as  correct  and  just,  except  that  vouchers  for 
personal  compensation  for  services  rendered  under  the  personal 
supervision  of  some  administrative  officer  and  so  certified  by  him 
need  not  be  certified  by  the  claimant,  provided  the  voucher  describes 
specifically  the  position,  the  rate  of  compensation,  and  the  period 
covered.     (Treasury  Dept.  Cir.  No.  52,  1907,  par.  3.) 

189.  Disbursing  officers  shall  make  cash  payments  only  in  cases 
authorized  by  Treasury  Department  Circular  No.  102,  dated  Decem- 
ber 7,  1906,  and  then  in  only  those  cases  where  the  payment  is 
made  by  the  disbursing  officer  in  person,  or  by  his  deputy,  and 
the  exchange  of  money  and  the  receipt  therefor  is  simultaneous. 
(Treasury  Dept.  Cir.  No.  52,  1907,  par.  5.) 

Note. — For  Treasury  Circular  No.  102  see  paragraph  228  (post). 

190.  When  payments  are  made  in  cash,  that  is,  currency,  they 
must  be  evidenced  by  a  statement  of  such  fact  in  the  receipt  and  in 


«  INSPECTION  OF  MONEY  ACCOUNTS. 

Bubstantially  the  following  form  (except  upon  pay  rolls  which  shall 
embody  instructions  calculated  to  insure  the  receipt  thereof  only 
under  the  conditions  laid  down  in  the  form  given  in  this  paragraph): 

"Received  from in  person,  or  by  his  deputy,  and 

in  cash,  the  sum  of dollars  and cents,  in  full  payment 

of  voucher  No.  ,   account  ~ ."     (Treasury  Dept.   Cir. 

No.  52,  1907,  par.  6.) 

191.  The  form  of  the  signature  to  the  certificate,  and  to  the 
receipt  when  required,  and  the  name  of  the  person  or  business  firm 
as  entered  at  the  head  of  an  account  must  be  literally  alike.  ^^Tien 
a  signature  is  not  written  by  the  hand  of  the  party  it  must  be  wit- 
nessed by  a  disinterested  party,  a  commissioned  officer  when  prac- 
ticable.    (A.  R.,  657,  658.)  "    ;  '  '    '  ' 

192.  Unless  required  by  law,  vouchers  stall  not  be  taken  in  exact, 
duplicate,  triplicate,  etc.  Only  one  copy  of  a  voucher,  the  original, 
shall  contain  signed  certifications,  approvals,  and  receipts.  As 
many  copies,  in  memorandum  form,  duly  authenticated  if  desired, 
may  be  taken  as  administrative  requirements  demand.  (Treasury 
Cir.  No.  52,  1907,  par.  7.)     See  A.  R.,  642;  12895,  0.  I.  G. 

193.  When  a  fraction  of  a  cent  less  than  one-half  occurs  in  the 
footing  of  a  voucher,  it  will  be  disregarded.  If  the  fraction  be  one- 
half  or  greater,  it  will  be  reckoned  as  a  cent.     (A.  R.,  646.) 

194.  Rules  for  computation  of  time  in  payment  of  services. 
(A.  R.,  662;  see  Cir.  74,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

195.  A  voucher  for  purchases  and  services  not  personal  will  show 
thereon  the  mode  of  purchase  or  engagement,  using  the  form  of 
notations  on  the  standard  prescribed  forms.     (A.  R.,  647.) 

196.  When  copies  of  papers  are  necessary  to  establish  the  validity 
of  a  voucher  in  a  disbursing  officer's  account,  the  copies  must  be 
certified  by  some  officer  other  than  the  disbursing  officer  claiming 
credit  on  the  voucher.     (Cir.  15,  W.  D.,  1903.) 

197.  Disbursing  officers  will  not  issue  vouchers  for  unpaid  accounts 
as  due  bills  against  the  United  States,  but  a  certified  statement  of 
personal  services  and  of  wages  due  may  be  given  to  a  discharged 
employee  who  for  want  of  funds  was  not  paid  at  time  of  discharge. 
(A.  R.,  661.) 

198.  It  is  very  doubtful  whether  an  officer  of  the  Government 
would  be  justified,  in  the  absence  of  a  law  authorizing  it,  in  paying 
public  money  to  a  bank  in  the  purchase  from  it  of  a  draft  or  bill 
of  exchange.  I  am  of  the  opinion  that  the  vouchers  of  the  class 
you  refer  to  (for  purchases  made  abroad)  should  ordinarily  be  paid 
by  official  check  in  the  manner  prescribed  by  Treasury  Depart- 


INSPECTION  OF  MONEY  ACCOUNTS.  47 

ment  Circular  No.  52,  1907.  In  exceptional  cases  (as  when  the 
creditors  will  not  receive  official  checks  because  of  delay  and  expense 
of  collection)  a  most  liberal  construction  of  existing  law  would 
justify  the  purchase  of  international  post  office  money  orders  with 
which  to  effect  payments.  These  orders  can  be  purchased  throucrh 
checks  drawn  to  the  order  of  the  postmaster.  A  memorandum  of 
the  transaction,  showing  the  number  of  the  order,  its  amount  in 
foreign  money,  name  of  the  payee,  and  the  place  on  which  drawn, 
should  be  obtained  from  the  postmaster,  and  the  disbursing  officer's 
statement  that  the  order  had  been  mailed  to  the  payee  should  be 
attached  to  the  voucher.     (Comp.  Dec.  4,  1907;  12393,  O.  I.  G.) 

199.  Pecuniary  responsibility  of  officers  who  issue  orders  for 
expenditure  of  money.     (A.  R.,  664,  665.) 

200.  Sundays  and  holidays  are  days  for  which  pay  is  allowed, 
therefore  when  the  last  day  of  the  month  falls  on  Sunday  or  a 
holiday,  payment  for  the  month  can  not  be  made  on  the  preced- 
ing day  without  a  violation  of  section  3648,  Revised  Statutes. 
(Cir.  2,  A.  G.  O.,  1886.) 

Disbursing  officers. 

201.  Disbursing  officers  of  the  Quartermaster's,  Subsistence, 
and  Pay  Departments,  before  entering  upon  the  duties  of  their 
respective  offices,  will  give  bonds  as  required  by  law.  Chiefs  of 
bureaus  will  see  that  such  bonds  are  examined  as  to  sufficiency 
of  sureties  at  least  once  in  two  years,  and  renewed  once  in  four 
years,  or  more  frequently  if  necessary.     (A.  R.,  575;  R.  S.  1191.) 

202.  Under  the  provisions  in  the  act  of  February  2,  1901,  that 
certain  vacancies  in  the  Quartermaster's  Department  of  the  Army 
*  'shall  be  filled  by  detail  from  the  line' '  for  a  period  of  four  years, 
officers  so  detailed  are  officers  of  the  Quartermaster's  Department 
within  the  meaning  of  section  1191,  Revised  Statutes,  and  they  are 
required  to  give  bonds  to  faithfully  account  for  all  public  moneys 
or  property  which  they  may  receive.  (7  Comp.  793,  June  10,  1901.) 
(Also  applicable  to  officers  detailed  to  the  Subsistence  and  Pay 
Departments.)  . 

203.  Until  otherwise  provided  by  law,  no  bond  shall  be  accepted 
from  any  surety  or  bonding  company  for  any  officer  or  employee  of 
the  United  States  which  shall  cost  more  than  35  per  centum  in  excess 
of  the  rate  of  premium  charged  for  a  like  bond  during  the  calendar 
year  1908:  Provided,  That  hereafter  the  United  States  shall  not  pay 
any  part  of  the  premium  or  other  cost  of  furnishing  a  bond  required 
by  law  or  otherwise  of  any  officer  or  employee  of  the  United  States. 
(Act  Aug.  5,  1909,  36  Stat.  L.,  125;  G.  O.  189,  W.  D.,  1909,  p.  2.) 


m^  INSPECTION  OF  MONEY  ACCOTTNTS. 

(For  maximum  premium  authorized  on  official  bonds  of  disbursing 
officers,  see  Cir.  85,  \\.  D.,  1909.) 

204.  The  accounts  oi"  a  bonded  disbursing  officer  must  be  kept 
separately  under  each  bond  except  when  the  second  bond  is  cumu- 
lative, in  which  case  the  accounts  will  be  stated  under  both  bonds. 
WTien  a  new  bond  is  given  the  officer  will  close  his  accounts  under 
the  former  bond  and  will  deposit  to  the  credit  of  the  Treasurer  of  the 
United  States,  or  transfer  to  a  bonded  officer  of  the  same  department 
who  is  authorized  by  law  to  handle  the  same  class  of  funds,  any 
unexpended  balance  before  an  advance  is  made  under  the  new 
bond,  in  order  that  the  liability  of  the  sureties  on  the  respective 
bonds  may  be  definitely  fixed.  In  all  cases  where  a  transfer  is 
made  to  a  bonded  officer  there  must  be  an  actual  transfer  of  funds 
and  not  a  mere  paper  transaction.  The  date  of  the  bond  of  a  dis- 
bursing officer  is  the  date  on  which  it  is  approved  by  the  Secretary 
of  War.     (A.  R.,  599;  Cir.  2,  W.  D.,  1903.) 

205.  On  and  after  October  1,  1907,  all  disbursing  officers  who, 
for  any  reason  (e.  g.,  separate  bonds,  etc.),  are  required  to  render 
separate  and  distinct  accounts  to  the  auditors  of  the  Treasury 
Department,  shall  keep  separate  and  distinct  accounts  of  their 
funds  in  the  Government  depositaries,  and  shall  unmistakably 
designate  such  several  depositary  accounts  on  their  vouchers, 
requisitions,  deposits,  and  accounts  current.  (Treasury  Dept. 
Cir.  No.  52,  1907,  par.  9.) 

206.  When  an  officer  is  relieved  from  duty  in  a  staff  department 
at  any  station  he  will  certify  outstanding  debts,  if  any,  to  his  suc- 
cessor, and  transmit  a  list  of  the  same  to  the  head  of  the  proper 
bureau.  Unless  otherwise  ordered,  he  will  turn  over  to  his  successor 
the  public  money,  property,  books,  and  papers  pertaining  to  the 
service  from  which  he  is  relieved.     (A.  R.,  641.) 

207.  If  any  disbursing  officer  shall  bet  at  cards  or  any  game 
of  hazard,  his  commanding  officer  will  suspend  his  functions,  require 
him  to  turn  over  all  public  funds  in  his  keeping,  and  will  immedi- 
ately report  the  case  to  the  proper  bureau  of  the  War  Department. 
He  will  also  report  the  case  to  the  division  commander,  who 
will  at  once  convene  a  court-martial  for  the  trial  of  the  officer. 
(A.  R.,  604.) 

208.  No  officer  disbursing  money  for  the  military  service,  or 
directing  the  disbursement  thereof,  shall  be  concerned  individ- 
ually, directly  or  indirectly,  in  the  purchase  or  sale  of  any  article 
intended  for,  used  by,  or  pertaining  to  the  department  of  the  public 
service  in  which  he  is  engaged.     (A.  R.,  601.) 


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209.  No  officer  or  clerk  of  a  disbursing  officer  shall  be  interested 
in  the  purchase  of  any  soldier's  certificate  of  pay  due,  or  any  other 
claim  against  the  United  States.     (A.  R.,  602.) 

Note. — But  when  an  officer  purchases  final  statements  as  an 
accommodation  to  the  soldier,  and  not  himself  profiting  thereby, 
payment  will  be  admitted  on  the  officer's  certificate  to  the  facts. 
(M.  P.  D.,  443.) 

210.  Officers  or  agents  in  the  military  service  will  not  purchase 
supplies  for  the  Government  from  any  other  person  in  the  military 
service,  nor  contract  with  any  such  person  to  furnish  supplies  or 
service  to  the  Government,  nor  make  any  Government  purchase 
or  contract  in  which  such  person  shall  be  admitted  to  share  or 
receive  benefit.     (A.  R.,  603.)     See  pars.  666,  667,  post. 

211.  An  officer  is  not  authorized  to  insure  public  money  or 
property.     (A.  R.,  607.) 

212.  The  Auditor  for  the  War  Department  proposes  to  audit  and 
settle  the  accounts  of  disbursing  officers  of  the  Quartermaster's  De- 
partment monthly  instead  of  quarterly  as  heretofore,  and  he  requests 
that  such  officers  reply  promptly  and  fully  to  letters  calling  for  ex- 
planations and  to  suspensions  noted  in  difference  sheets,  thus  avoid- 
ing the  necessity  of  carrying  such  items  forward  in  the  successive 
difference  sheets.  Compliance  with  the  request  of  the  auditor  is 
enjoined  on  all  concerned.     (Cir.  66,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

213.  When  partial  payments  are  made  on  account  of  salaries  or 
wages  and  claim  for  credit  for  the  same  is  deferred  until  completed 
payment  for  the  period  has  been  made,  the  amounts  of  such  partial 
payments  constitute  a  part  of  the  acknowledged  balance,  and  the 
total  of  such  amounts,  together  with  the  facts,  shall  be  set  out  in 
the  analysis  of  balance  provided  by  the  standard  form  prescribed 
by  Treasury  Department  Circular  No.  46,  dated  May  24,  1906. 
(Treasury  Dept.  Cir.  No.  52,  1907,  par.  11.) 

214.  The  balances  acknowledged  by  disbursing  officers  and  their 
analyses  thereof  must  actually  represent  the  state  of  their  business 
at  the  close  of  the  last  day  for  which  the  accounts  are  rendered. 
They  must  so  order  their  business  that  they  may,  when  called  upon 
so  to  do,  close  their  accounts  and  analyze  their  acknowledged  bal- 
ances.    (Treasury  Dept.  Cir.  No.  52,  1907,  par.  12.) 

215.  Whenever  feasible,  disbursing  officers  are,  at  the  close  of 
business  on  the  last  day  of  periods  for  which  they  are  required  to 
render  accounts,  to  count  and  schedule,  in  the  presence  of  a  duly 
authorized  and  disinterested  witness  or  witnesses,  all  items  of  cash, 
i.  e.,  currency,  memorandum  payments,  and  other  items,  to  appear 

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19  INSPECTION  OF  MONEY  ACCOUNTS. 

in  tlieir  analyses  of  balances  for  which  vouchers  are  not  to  be  sub- 
mitted to  the  auditor  with  the  current  account;  whenever  it  is  not 
feasible  to  do  so  they  will  so  state  in  writing,  giving  reasons,  etc., 
and  attach  same  to  the  account  current;  form  of  certificate  for  wit- 
ness; depositary  balance  not  to  be  verified  by  the  witness.  (W.  D. 
Cirs.  63,  1909,  and  19,  1910;  13848,  O.  I.  G.) 

216.  It  is  held  by  the  War  Department  that  the  responsibility  for 
accepting  personal  checks  tendered  by  officers  in  payment  of  their 
monthly  bills,  under  existing  law  and  regulations,  rests  with  the 
officer  who  receives  them;  that  the  law  does  not  recognize  such 
checks  as  money,  and  that  the  verifying  witness,  under  Circular  63, 
W.  D.,  1909,  has  no  authority  to  consider  these  checks  as  cash. 
(13752,  13920,  O.  I.  G.) 

217.  All  transactions  coming  within  the  time  covered  by  an  ac- 
count shall  be  reported  therein.  No  payments  or  collections  not 
actually  made  during  the  period  of  an  account  shall  be  included 
therein.  The  provisions  of  this  paragraph  do  not  apply  to  partial 
payments  of  salaries  or  wages  which  are  provided  for  by  paragraph 
11,  Treasury  Department  Circular  No.  52,  1907,  (Treasury  Dept. 
CHr.  52,  1907,  par.  13.)     See  par.  213,  ante. 

218.  If  disbursing  officers  do  not  for  any  reason  receive  from 
their  depositaries  the  monthly  statements  required  to  be  rendered 
to  them  by  paragraph  16,  Treasury  Department  Circular  No.  52, 
1907,  in  time  for  them  to  analyze  their  balances  in  the  manner  con- 
templated by  the  standard  form  of  account  current  prescribed  by 
Treasury  Department  Circular  No.  46,  dated  May  24,  1906.  they  shall 
not  delay  the  rendition  of  their  accounts  bo  a^  to  make  them  delin- 
quent, but  shall  compute  their  net  balances  from  their  check  stubs 
and  state  that  euch  balances  are  so  computed,  together  with  a  report 
of  the  cause  of  their  failure  to  compute  such  balances  in  the  pre- 
scribed manner.     (Treasury  Dept.  Cir.  No.  52,  1907,  par.  14.) 

219.  All  disbursing  officers  in  or  under  the  War  Department  are 
hereby  instructed  to  promptly  acknowledge  the  correctness  of  the 
monthly  statement  furnished  them  by  the  Treasurer  of  the  United 
States,  the  assijtant  treasurers  of  the  United  States,  or  a  designated 
national  bank  depositary.     (Cir.  9,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

220.  Each  officer  disbursing  in  part  by  cash  and  drawing  his 
official  checks  to  obtain  cash  to  make  payments  shall  render  with 
his  account  current  a  subsidiary  cash  account,  Ihe  balance  of  which 
should  agree  or  be  reconciled  with  his  cash  as  shown  by  his  analysis 
of  balance  with  his  account  current.  (Treasury  Dept.  Cir.  No.  52, 
1907,  par.  15.) 


INSPECTION  OF  MONEY  ACCOUNTS.  51 

221.  The  use  of  moneys  for  purposes  other  than  those  for  which 
appropriated,  liquidation  of  liabilities  of  one  fiscal  year  by  use  of 
moneys  appropriated  for  another,  and  expenditures  in  a  fiscal  year 
of  any  sum  in  excess  of  appropriations  for  that  year,  or  involving 
the  Government  in  any  contract  for  future  payment  of  money  in 
excess  of  appropriations,  except  as  authorized  by  A.  R.,  524,  are 
prohibited.  (A.  R.,  590;  see  also  R.  S.  3678;  R.  S.,  3679,  as 
amended  by  act  of  Feb.  27,  1906,  34  Stat.  L.,  49;  p.  3,  G.  O.  69, 
W.  D.,  1906.) 

222.  Every  person  who  shall  have  moneys  of  the  United  States  in 
his  hands  or  possession,  and  disbursing  officers  having  moneys  in 
their  possession  not  required  for  current  expenditure,  shall  pay  the 
same  to  the  Treasurer,  an  assistant  treasurer,  or  some  public  depos- 
itary of  the  United  States,  without  delay,  and  in  all  cases  within 
30  days  of  their  receipt.  (R.  S.,  3621,  amended  by  act  May  28,  1896; 
29  Stat.  L.,  179.) 

223.  Public  money,  subject  to  disbursement,  coming  into  the 
hands  of  an  officer  from  any  source  will  be  promptly  placed  by 
him  to  his  credit  with  the  Treasurer  or  an  assistant  treasurer  of  the 
United  States,  or  a  duly  designated  depositary,  or  else  transferred 
to  a  disbursing  officer  of  that  branch  of  the  public  service  to  which 
the  money  pertains.  Exceptions  to  this  rule  are  allowed  in  the 
cases  and  to  the  extent  authorized  by  A.  R.,  597,  and  in  cases 
where  an  officer,  when  stationed  on  the  extreme  frontier  or  at  a 
place  far  remote  from  depositaries,  has  been  specially  authorized 
by  the  Secretary  of  War  to  keep  at  his  own  risk  such  money  as  may 
be  intrusted  to  him  for  disbursement.  Money  in  hand,  subject  to 
disbursement,  may  be  disbursed  at  once  without  being  placed  in 
depositaries  if  a  payment  is  due.     (A.  R.,  596.) 

224.  Recruiting  officers  and  officers  doing  subsistence  duty  at 
posts  or  independent  stations  are  authorized  to  keep  on  hand,  at 
their  own  risk,  moneys  pertaining  to  the  appropriation  "Subsistence 
of  the  Army"  in  such  restricted  amounts  as  may  be  necessary  for 
facilitating  payments  of  small  amounts  to  public  creditors.  (A.  R., 
597;  see  act  Mar.  2,  1907,  34  Stat.  L.,  1166;  G.  O.  48,  W.  D.,  1907, 
p.  14.) 

225  Commissaries  on  United  States  transports  plying  between 
the  United  States  and  Cuba  or  Porto  Rico  are  authorized  to  keep  in 
their  personal  possession,  at  their  own  risk,  not  to  exceed  $500  sub- 
sistence funds;  those  on  transports  plying  between  the  United  States 
and  the  Philippine  Islands,  not  to  exceed  $4,500  subsistence  funds. 
All  money  received  by  transport  commissaries  from  the  sale  of  sub- 


«B  INSPECTION  OF  MONEY  ACCOUNTS. 

sistence  stores,  or  meals  furnished  aboard,  in  excess  of  the  above 
amounts,  will  be  transferred  to  such  officer  of  the  Subsistence  Depart- 
ment as  may  be  directed  by  the  Commissary  General  at  the  end  of 
each  journey.     (G.  O.  52,  A.  G.  O.,  1900.) 

226.  The  commanding  officer  of  each  mine  planter,  except  the 
Gen.  Samuel  M.  Mills,  is  authorized  to  keep  on  hand,  at  his  own 
risk,  in  his  capacity  as  acting  commissary,  not  to  exceed  $300,  sub- 
sistence funds,  for  use  in  emergency.  (Secretary  of  War,  July  9, 
1910;  14297,  O.  I.  G.) 

227.  Disbursing  officers  of  the  War  Department,  stationed  in 
Cuba,  Porto  Rico,  Philippine  Islands,  and  Alaska,  being  far  remote 
from  designated  depositaries,  are  specially  authorized  by  the  Sec- 
retary of  War  to  keep,  at  their  own  risk,  moneys  received  in  coin  or 
currency  which  they  may  be  authorized  to  disburse,  and  such 
moneys  as  may  be  officially  intrusted  to  them  for  disbursement. 
(G.  O.  22,  89,  A.  G.  O.,  1899;  G.  O.  61,  A.  G.  O.,  1900;  G.  O.  120, 
W.  D.,  1905.) 

228.  Treasury  Department  Circular  No.  102,  December  7,  1906, 
is  as  follows: 

"The  following  sections  of  the  Revised  Statutes  are  published  for 
the  information  and  guidance  of  all  concerned: 

'"Sec.  3620.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  every  disbursing  officer  hav- 
ing any  public  money  intrusted  to  him  for  disbursement,  to  deposit 
the  same  with  the  Treasurer  or  some  one  of  the  assistant  treasurers 
of  the  United  States,  and  to  draw  for  the  same  only  as  it  may  be  re- 
quired for  payments  to  be  made  by  him  in  pursuance  of  law  (and 
draw  for  the  same  only  in  favor  of  the  persons  to  whom  payment  is 
made) ;  and  all  transfers  from  the  Treasurer  of  the  United  States  to 
a  disbursing  officer  shall  be  by  draft  or  warrant  on  the  Treasury  or 
an  assistant  treasurer  of  the  United  States.  In  places,  however, 
where  there  is  no  Treasurer  or  assistant  treasurer,  the  Secretary  of 
the  Treasury  may,  when  he  deems  it  essential  to  the  public  interest, 
specially  authorize,  in  writing,  the  deposit  of  such  public  money  in 
any  other  public  depository,  or,  in  writing,  authorize  the  same  to 
be  kept  in  any  other  manner,  and  under  such  rules  and  regulations 
as  he  may  deem  most  safe  and  effectual  to  facilitate  the  payments  to 
public  creditors.' 

'"Sec.  5488.  Every  disbursing  officer  of  the  United  States  who 
deposits  any  public  money  intrusted  to  him  in  any  place  or  in  any 
manner,  except  as  authorized  by  law,  or  converts  to  his  own  use  in 
any  way  whatever,  or  loans  with  or  without  interest,  or  for  any.  pur^ 


INSPECTION  OF  MONEY  ACCOUNTS.  53 

pose  not  prescribed  by  law  withdraws  from  the  Treasurer  or  any 
assistant  treasurer,  or  any  authorized  depositary,  or  for  any  pur- 
pose not  prescribed  by  law  transfers  or  applies  any  portion  of  the 
public  money  intrusted  to  him,  is,  in  every  such  act,  deemed  guilty 
of  an  embezzlement  of  the  money  so  deposited,  converted,  loaned, 
withdrawn,  transferred,  or  applied;  and  shall  be  punished  by  im- 
prisonment with  hard  labor  for  a  term  not  less  than  one  year  nor 
more  than  ten  years,  or  by  a  fine  of  not  more  than  the  amount  embez- 
zled or  less  than  one  thousand  dollars,  or  by  both  such  fine  and 
imprisonment.' 

"In  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  the  above  sections,  any 
public  money  advanced  to  disbursing  officers  of  the  United  States 
must  be  deposited  immediately  to  their  respective  credits,  with 
either  the  United  States  Treasurer,  some  assistant  treasurer,  or,  by 
special  direction  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Treasury,  with  a  national 
bank  depositary  nearest  or  most  convenient,  except — 

"1.  Any  disbursing  officer  of  the  War  Department,  specially 
authorized  by  the  Secretary  of  War,  when  stationed  on  the  extreme 
frontier  or  at  places  far  remote  from  such  depositaries,  may  keep, 
at  his  own  risk,  such  moneys  as  may  be  intrusted  to  him  for  dis- 
bursement. 

"2.  Any  officer  receiving  money  remitted  to  him  upon  specific 
estimates  may  disburse  it  accordingly,  without  waiting  to  place  it 
in  a  depositary,  provided  the  payments  are  due  and  he  prefers  this 
method  to  that  of  drawing  checks. 

"Any  check  drawn  by  a  disbursing  oflicer  upon  moneys  thus 
deposited  must  be  in  favor  of  the  party,  by  name,  to  whom  the 
payment  is  to  be  made,  and  payable  to  'order,'  with  these  excep- 
tions: 

"(1)  To  make  payments  of  amounts  not  exceeding  $20,  (2)  to 
make  payments  at  a  distance  from  a  depositary,  and  (3)  to  make 
payments  of  fixed  salaries  due  at  a  certain  period;  in  either  of  which 
cases  any  disbursing  officer  may  draw  his  check  in  favor  of  himself, 
or  'order,'  for  such  amount  as  may  be  necessary  for  such  payment, 
but  in  the  first  and  last  named  cases  the  check  must  be  drawn  not 
more  than  two  days  before  the  payments  become  due. 

"Any  disbursing  officer  or  agent  drawing  checks  on  moneys  de- 
posited to  his  official  credit,  must  state  on  the  face  or  back  of  each 
check  the  object  or  purpose  to  which  the  avails  are  to  be  applied, 
except  upon  checks  issued  in  payment  of  individual  pensions,  the 
special  form  of  such  checks  indicating  sufficiently  the  character  of 


**  INSPECTION  OF  MONEY  ACCOUNTS. 

disbursement.  If  the  object  or  purpose  for  which  any  check  of  a 
public  disbursing  officer  is  drawn  is  not  stated  thereon,  as  required, 
or  if  any  reason  exists  for  suspecting  fraud,  the  office  or  bank  on  whicli 
such  check  is  drawn  will  refuse  its  payment. 

"Such  statement  may  be  made  in  brief  form,  but  must  clearly 
indicate  the  object  of  the  expenditure,  as,  for  instance,  'pay,'  'pay 
roll,'  or  'payment  of  troops,'  adding  the  fort  or  station,  'purchase 
of  subsistence,'  or  other  supplies;  'on  account  of  construction,' 
mentioning  the  fortification  or  other  public  work  for  which  the  pay- 
ment is  made;  'payments  under  $20,'  etc. 

"Any  check  drawn  by  a  United  States  disbursing  officer  payable 
to  himself,  or  'order,'  'to  make  payments  of  amounts  not  exceeding 
twenty  dollars  each,'  under  the  provisions  of  this  circular  must 
bear  indorsed  thereon  the  names  of  the  persons  to  whom  the  amount 
drawn  is  to  be  paid,  or  be  accompanied  by  a  list,  or  schedule,  made  a 
part  of  the  check,  containing  the  same  information. 

"The  object,  or  purpose,  to  which  the  avails  are  to  be  applied 
in  case  of  any  check  drawn  by  a  disbursing  officer  of  the  Army  for 
an  amount  to  be  retained  in  his' possession  by  authority  of  the 
Secretary  of  War,  given  under  the  provisions  of  this  circular,  or  by 
any  disbursing  officer  given  such  special  authority  by  the  Secretary 
of  the  Treasury,  under  the  provisions  of  section  3620,  Revised 
Statutes  of  the  United  States,  must  be  clearly  indicated  by  a  state- 
ment on  the  check  that  it  is  to  obtain  cash  to  hold  in  personal  posses- 
sion, and  date  of  authority  given  so  to  hold  funds.  Checks  will  not 
be  returned  to  the  drawer  after  their  payment  but  will  be  retained 
by  the  depositary  arranged  separately  by  officers  and  consecutively 
by  number  and  date  convenient  for  ready  reference  as  they  are  liable 
to  be  called  for  by  the  Department  at  any  time  as  evidence  of  proper 
payment.  The  depositary  will  furnish  each  disbursing  officer  with 
a  detailed  monthly  statement  of  his  account. 

"All  disbursing  clerks  and  agents  of  the  Executive  Departments, 
independent  offices,  and  commissions,  and  offices  under  and  part 
of  the  Executive  Departments  located  in  the  District  of  Columbia, 
to  prevent  carrying  unnecessary  balances  of  cash,  are  directed  to 
deposit,  on  or  before  the  5th  and  20th  of  each  month,  with  the 
Treasurer  of  the  United  States,  to  their  official  credit  subject  to  check, 
any  and  all  balances  of  cash  drawn  to  meet  pay  rolls  and  remaining 
in  their  hands;  and  thereafter,  until  the  next  regular  j)ay  day,  to 
make  payments  appropriate  to  be  made  by  check  ai^i  not  in 
cash.  m  lo  mtv 


INSPECTION  OF  MONEY  ACCOUNTS.  55 

"Deposits  to  the  credit  of  the  Treasurer  of  the  United  States  on 
account  of  repayment  of  disbursing  funds  must  be  made  with  the 
office  or  bank  in  which  such  funds  are  to  the  credit  of  the  disbursing 
officer.  Disbursing  officers  are  not  authorized  to  transfer  funds 
standing  to  their  credit  with  one  depositary  to  their  credit  with 
another  depositary;  such  transfers  will  be  made  by  the  Secretary  of 
the  Treasury  upon  the  requests  of  the  heads  of  the  departments 
under  which  the  officers  are  serving. ^ 

"No  allowance  will  be  made  to  any  disbursing  officer  for  expenses 
charged  for  collecting  money  on  checks. 

"Whenever  any  disbursing  officer  of  the  United  States  shall  cease 
to  act  in  that  capacity  he  will  at  once  inform  the  Secretary  of  the 
Treasury  whether  he  has  any  public  funds  to  his  credit  in  any  office 
or  bank,  and,  if  so,  what  checks,  if  any,  he  has  drawn  against  the 
same,  which  are  still  outstanding  and  unpaid.  Until  satisfactory 
information  of  this  character  shall  have  been  furnished,  the  whole 
amount  of  such  moneys  will  be  held  to  meet  the  payment  of  his 
checks  properly  payable  therefrom. 

"In  case  of  the  death,  resignation,  or  removal  of  any  disbursing 
officer,  checks  previously  drawn  by  him  will  be  paid  from  the  funds 
to  his  credit,  unless  such  checks  have  been  drawn  more  than  four 
months  before  their  presentation,  or  reasons  exist  for  suspecting 
fraud.  Any  check  previously  drawn  by  him  and  not  presented 
for  payment  within  four  months  of  its  date  will  not  be  paid  until 
its  correctness  shall  have  been  attested  by  the  Comptroller  of  the 
Treasury  or  his  chief  clerk. 

"Every  disbursing  officer,  when  opening  his  first  account,  before 
issuing  any  checks,  will  furnish  the  depositary  on  whom  checks  are 
drawn  with  his  official  signature,  duly  verified  by  some  officer  whose 
signature  is  known  to  the  depositary. 

"For  every  deposit  made  by  a  disbursing  officer,  to  his  official 
credit,  a  receipt  in  form  as  below  shall  be  given,  setting  forth  its 
serial  number  and  the  place  and  date  of  issue;  the  title  of  each 
officer  shall  be  expressed,  and  the  title  of  the  disbursing  account 
shall  also  show  for  what  branch  of  the  public  service  the  account 
is  kept,  as  it  is  essential  for  the  proper  transaction  of  departmental 
business  that  accounts  of  moneys  advanced  from  different  bureaus 
to  a  disbursing  officer  serving  in  two  or  more  distinct  capacities  be 
kept  separate  and  distinct  from  each  other,  and  be  so  reported  to 

1  See  Cir.  2,  W.  D.,  1909,  directing  disbursing  officers  to  comply  with  the  provi- 
sions of  this  paragraph. 


56  INSPECTION  OF  MONEY  ACCOUNTS. 

the  department  both  by  the  officer  and  the  depositary,  the  receipt 
to  be  retained  by  the  officer  in  whose  favor  it  is  issued. 

*'  No. .  *'  Office  of  the  U.  S. 

"(Assistant  Treasurer  or  Depositary), 

'' , ,190—. 

*'  Received  of , dollars,  consisting  of ,  to  be  placed 

to  his  credit  as ,  and  subject  only  to  his  check  in  that  official 

capacity. 


-  .'  "  United  States  (Assistant  Treasurer  or  Depositary). 

".| . 

*'  These  regulations  are  intended  to  supersede  those  of  August  14, 
1897,  and  circular  of  April  17,  1899,  amendatory  thereof." 

Treasury  Department  Circular  No.  17,  March  19,  1908,  amends 
the  foregoing  (Treasury  Dept.  Cir.  102,  1906)  as  follows: 

"1.  The  deposit  of  cash  balances  on  the  5th  and  20th  of  each 
month  required  by  Treasury  Department  Circulars  Nos.  39  and  102, 
dated,  respectively,  April  10  and  December  7,  1906,  need  not  be 
made  hereafter,  but  cash  obtained  for  making  payments  of  salaries 
may  be  retained  by  disbursing  officers,  for  the  purpose  of  paying 
the  proper  persons  in  cash,  not  to  exceed  30  days  from  and  after  the 
period  during  which  the  services  were  rendered. 

"2.  To  enable  them  to  make  payment  of  salaries  in  cash  at  times 
other  than  regular  pay  days,  disbursing  officers  in  the  District  of 
Columbia  may,  upon  written  application,  obtain  from  the  Secre- 
tary of  the  Treasury  permission  to  keep  in  their  possession  and  at 
their  own  risk  additional  moneys  not  to  exceed  specifie  amounts 
fixed  by  him. 

"3.  The  auditors  of  the  Treasury  Department  shall,  in  the  exami- 
nation of  the  accounts  of  disbursing  officers  generally,  report  to  the 
Secretary  of  the  Treasury  any  excessive  cash  balances  discovered. 

"4.  Disbursing  officers  drawing  checks  payable  to  themselves  or 
order  for  the  purpose  of  making  payments  of  amounts  not  exceeding 
$20  each  need  not  hereafter  accompany  such  checks  with  the  lists 
or  schedules  of  the  names  of  the  persons  to  whom  the  amounts  drawn 
are  to  be  paid. 

"5.  Treasury  Department  Circulars  Nos.  39  and  102,  dated,  respec- 
tively, April  10  and  December  7,  1906,  are  amended  accordingly." 

Treasury  Department  Circular  No.  102,  1906,  further  amended  by 
Treasury  Department  Circular  No.  7,  February  7,  1910,  with  refer- 


INSPECTION  OF  MONEY  ACCOUNTS.  67 

ence  to  disbursing  officers  drawing  checks  to  make  payments  of 
United  States  customs  duties  levied  upon  the  importation  of  public 
property  purchased  abroad. 

229.  Held  *  *  *  that  the  accounting  officers  are  required  by 
law  to  see  that  the  funds  appropriated  by  Congress  for  public  pur- 
poses are  applied  to  the  objects  specified  in  the  appropriation  acts, 
and  to  no  others;  that  relief  from  responsibility  for  public  money 
lost  or  misapplied  is  not  within  the  legitimate  functions  of  the 
accounting  officers,  but  belongs  to  Congress,  or  else  to  the  courts 
authorized  to  hear  and  determine  equitable  rights  and  to  extend 
equitable  remedies.  (Dec.  2dComp.  (Gilkeson),  vol.  3,  par.  741.) 
See  R.  S.,  1060-1062;  A.  R.,  1331,  1332. 

230.  The  pay  of  officers  of  the  Army  may  be  withheld  under 
section  1766,  Revised  Statutes,  on  account  of  an  indebtedness  to 
the  United  States  admitted  or  shown  by  the  judgment  of  a  court, 
but  not  otherwise,  unless  upon  a  special  order  issued  according  to 
the  discretion  of  the  Secretary  of  War.  (Act  July  16,  1892,  27 
Stat.  L.,  177.)  Held,  That  the  last  part  of  this  provision  was  to  be 
construed  not  separately  but  in  connection  with  the  former,  and 
could  not  be  interpreted  as  empowering  the  Secertary  of  War  to  stop 
the  pay  of  officers  of  the  Army  to  satisfy  private  debts  or  claim  for 
alimony.     (D.  J.  A.  G.,  2383.) 

231.  Penalty  for  falsification  of  accounts  or  records  and  the  mak- 
ing of  false  reports,  or  aiding  or  abetting  therein,  by  any  officer, 
clerk,  agent,  or  other  person  holding  any  office  or  employment  under 
the  Government  of  the  United  States.  (Act  Mar.  4,  1911 ;  G.  O.  45, 
W.  D.,  1911,  p.  100.) 

232.  Instructions  to  be  observed  by  officers  of  the  Quartermaster's 
Department  who  disburse  or  transfer  public  funds  as  to  the  prepa- 
ration of  accounts  current,  pay  rolls,  vouchers,  and  abstracts,  and 
keeping  of  the  cash  book.     (Cir.  11,  Q.  M.  G.  O.,  1909.) 

236.  Instructions  governing  the  procurement  of  supplies  and 
engagement  of  services.  Quartermaster's  Department.  (Cir,  7, 
Q.  M.  G.  O.,  1909,  amended  by  Q.  M.  G.  O.  Cirs.  13, 16, 1909;  2,  4,  5, 
1910;  3,  7,  9,  10,  1911.) 

234.  Instructions  governing  the  financial  operations  of  the  Ord- 
nance Department.  (Ordnance  Orders  12,  1910;  G.  O.  1,  Office 
Chief  of  Ordnance,  1911.) 

Depositaries. 

235.  To  render  statements  to  disbursing  officers.  (Treasury  Dept. 
Cir.  52,  1907,  pars.  16,  17,  19.) 


W  INSPECTION  OF  MONEY  ACCOUNTS. 

236.  National-bank  depositaries  to  list  paid  checks  consecutively 
by  number  in  the  monthly  statements  to  United  States  disbursing 
officers.     (Treasury  Dept.  Reg.,  Dec.  7,  1906;  12034,  O.  I.  G.) 

237.  To  render  statements  of  disbursing  officers'  accounts  to 
inspecting  and  administrative  officers  upon  their  request  when 
engaged  in  the  duly  authorized  inspection  of  accounts.  (Treasury 
Dept.  Cir.  52,  1907,  pars.  17,  19.) 

238.  Lists  of  national-bank  depositaries  designated  for  the  vise  of 
disbursing  officers,  with  the  amounts  of  securities  filed  by  each  with 
the  United  States  Treasurer,  will  be  published  from  time  to  time 
in  orders  from  the  War  Department.     (A.  R.,  592.) 

239.  When  there  are  two  or  more  designated  depositaries  in  the 
same  place,  credit  should  be  so  regulated  by  each  disbursing  officer 
there  stationed  as  to  maintain,  as  far  as  possible  (by  deposits,  dis- 
bursements, and  transfers),  a  proportion  between  the  amount  of  his 
credit  at  each  depositary  and  the  amount  of  securities  filed  by  it 
with  the  United  States  Treasurer.     (A.  R.,  593.) 

240.  Transfers  from  one  depositary  to  another  are  not  authorized 
except  through  the  Treasury  Department.     (A.  R.,  593.) 

Closing  statements. 

241.  When  an  officer  ceases  to  act  as  a  disbursing  officer,  or  for 
any  reason  closes  his  accounts,  he  will  prepare  a  closing  statement 
of  his  money  accounts,  from  date  of  last  inspection  to  and  including 
the  closing  of  his  accounts,  with  a  separate  list  of  checks  outstanding 
for  each  depositary.  If  he  is  under  the  command  of  a  division 
commander,  or  his  accounts  are  assigned  for  inspection  to  the  divi- 
sion inspector,  he  will  forward  the  statement  and  list  of  checks  to 
division  headquarters,  through  military  channels,  for  the  usual 
action,  including  inspection,  if  practicable.  If  disbursing  under 
the  direction  of  the  Secretary  of  War  without  such  assignment,  he 
will  forward  his  papers  directly  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the 
Army,  who  will  transmit  them  to  the  Inspector  General  of  the  Army. 
(A.  R.,  917.) 

In  case  of  a  closing  statement  submitted  under  this  paragraph  by 
a  disbursing  officer  changing  station,  the  original  list,  or  lists,  of  checks 
outstanding  and  the  balance,  if  any,  will,  after  verification,  be  fur- 
nished the  inspector  general  of  the  division  to  which  the  dis- 
bursing officer  is  transferred.    (4912-B,  O.  I.  G.) 

Reports  of  inspections,  etc. 

242.  A  statement  of  receipts  and  expenditures  and  of  the  distri- 
bution of  funds  (Form  3,  I.  G.  D.),  with  lists  of  outstanding  checks 


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(Form  3a,  I.  G.  D.),  will  be  submitted  by  the  disbursing  ofl&cer  to 
the  inspector,  who  should  immediately  transmit  the  lists  of  out- 
standing checks  to  the  several  depositaries.  Upon  return  from  a 
depositary,  balances  will  be  verified  and  noted  on  the  inspection 
report,  which  will  then  be  forwarded  to  the  Inspector  General,  with 
a  copy  of  each  list  of  outstanding  checks  and  the  indorsements 
thereon .  The  original  lists  will  be  retained  by  the  inspector  to  be 
used  at  the  next  inspection  of  the  officer's  accounts,  and  then  sent  to 
the  Inspector  General.     (A.  R,,  916.) 

For  instructions  as  to  forwarding,  filing,  etc.,  reports  of  inspections 
of  money  accounts,  see  paragraphs  HS,  119,  and  131  (ante). 

INSPECTION'    OF   PROPERTY   FOR   CONDEMNATION. 

243.  The  Congress  shall  have  power  to  dispose  of  and  make  all 
needful  rules  and  regulations  respecting  the  territory  or  other  prop- 
erty belonging  to  the  United  States.  (Constitution,  Art.  IV, 
sec.  3.) 

244.  The  President  may  cause  to  be  sold  any  military  stores 
which,  upon  proper  inspection  or  survey,  appear  to  be  damaged,  or 
unsuitable  for  the  public  service.  Such  inspection  or  survey  shall 
be  made  by  officers  designated  by  the  Secretary  of  War,  and  the 
sales  shall  be  made  under  regulations  prescribed  by  him.  (R.  S., 
1241.) 

.  245.  Section  1241,  Revised  Statutes,  is  the  reeuactment  of  the 
statute  of  March  3,  1825  (4  Stats.,  127),  entitled  ''An  act  to  authorize 
the  sale  of  unserviceable  ordnance,  arms,  and  military  stores,"  and 
in  regard  to  which  Attorney  General  R.  B.  Taney  (to  whom  the 
question  had  been  submitted  by  the  President)  said: 

''After  the  passage  of  this  law  and  the  regulations  made  under 
it,  I  think  it  e\ddent  that  no  sale  of  ordnance,  or  iron,  or  stores  of  any 
description,  can  lawfully  be  made  without  the  order  of  the  President, 
upon  proper  inspection  and  condemnation  as  therein  directed,  and 
according  to  the  regulations  of  the  War  Department  on  this  subject 
above  referred  to."    (2  Op.,  580.) 

That  opinion  clearly  answers  the  question  as  to  how  unservice- 
able stores  may  legally  be  disposed  of,  and  is,  in  my  opinion,  as  ap- 
plicable to-day  as  it  was  when  written.  (J.  A.  G.,  Feb.  7,  1895; 
543,  O.  I.  G.) 

246.  The  Constitution  gives  to  Congress  the  "power  to  dispose 
of  and  make  all  needful  rules  and  regulations  respecting  the  terri- 
tory or  other  property  belonging  to  the  United  States,"  and  it  is 


60        INSPECTION  OF  PROPERTY  FOR  CONDEMNATION. 

well  settled  that  no  public  property  can  be  disposed  of  without  the 
authority  of  law,  either  by  an  express  act  of  Congress  for  that  purpose 
or  by  giving  the  authority  to  some  department  or  subordinate  agent. 
Congress  has  given  authority  to  '*  cause  to  be  sold  any  military  stores 
which,  upon  proper  inspection  or  survey,  appear  to  be  damaged, 
or  unsuitable  for  the  public  service"  (sec.  1241,  R.  S.);  but  no 
authority  to  sell  military  stores  which  have  not  been  condemned  as 
unserviceable,  and  the  sale  of  the  mules  in  question  was  therefore 
illegal.     (Op.  J.  A.  G.,  Sept.  12,  1899;  4752,  O.  I.  G.) 

247.  Held,  that  section  1167,  Revised  Statutes,  does  not  direct 
or  authorize  the  Chief  of  Ordnance,  subject  to  the  approval  of  the 
Secretary  of  War,  to  draw  up  and  enforce  in  his  department  a  sys- 
tem of  rules  and  regulations  for  the  inspection  of  ordnance  property 
with  a  view  to  its  condemnation  and  sale  or  destruction.  (D.  J. 
A.  G.,  par.  1862.) 

248.  The  word  "unsuitable,"  as  used  in  section  1241,  Revised 
Statutes,  evidently  refers  to  some  unfitness  for  use  other  than  that 
caused  by  being  "damaged."  Uniform  clothing,  for  instance,  of 
sizes  that  could  not  be  used  would  be  unsuitable.  But  held  that  the 
meaning  of  the  word  could  not  properly  be  restricted  to  things  of  a 
quality  inferior  to  that  which  is  required  for  the  service.  A  thing 
may  be  unsuitable  by  reason  of  its  being  of  such  superior  quality  as 
not  to  be  adaptable  for  the  purpose  for  which  it  was  intended.  And 
held  that  military  stores  can  not  properly  be  deemed  unsuitable 
under  this  statute  for  the  sole  reason  that  they  are  in  excess  of  the 
quantity  required  for  use.     (D.  J.  A.  G.,  2279.) 

249.  Under  the  provisions  of  section  1241,  Revised  Statutes, 
that  military  stores  which  are  "unsuitable  for  the  public  service 
may  be  sold,"  stores  which  it  is  found  inexpedient  to  transport  to  a 
place  where  they  can  be  serviceable  may  be  condemned  and  sold. 
(7  Comp.  Dec,  260;  see  D.  J.  A.  G.,  2279,  footnote  2.) 

260.  Certain  Government  property  (a  quantity  of  cordwood  and 
a  hay  scale)  was  left  on  hand  at  a  military  post  which  had  been 
abandoned.  The  property  was  no  longer  needed  there  and  the 
expense  of  transporting  elsewhere  would  largely  exceed  its  cost. 
Held,  therefore,  that  it  was  "unsuitable  for  the  public  service" 
within  the  meaning  of  section  1241,  Revised  Statutes.  (D,  J.  A.  G., 
2280.) 

251.  In  the  case  of  certain  quartermaster  property  on  hand  at  the 
quartermaster  depot,  Manila,  P.  I.,  in  excess  of  that  which,  based 
on  consumption  in  former  years,  could  be  absorbed  in  the  Philippine 
Islands  within  a  year,  and  which  could  not  be  utilized  at  the  depots 


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in  the  United  States  to  sufficient  advantage  to  justify  transportation 
thereto,  the  War  Department  decided,  October  22,  1910,  that,  with 
a  view  to  sale  locally  as  unsuitable  for  the  military  service,  it  could 
be  submitted  to  the  action  of  an  inspector  under  Revised  Statutes, 
section  1241.     (14525,  O.  I.  G.) 

252.  I,  therefore,  am  clearly  of  the  opinion  that  a  sale  by  Gov- 
ernment officers  under  Revised  Statutes,  section  1241,  is  as  much 
subject  to  the  provisions  of  the  food  and  drugs  act  (34  Stat.  L.,  768) 
as  a  sale  by  a  private  person  would  be  under  similar  circumstances. 
(Op.  Attorney  General,  Mar.  27,  1908;  9724-H,  O.  I.  G.) 

253.  Obsolete  'property. — The  class  of  property  referred  to  within 
(coffee  roasters  obsolete  for  use  at  posts)  falls  clearly  within  the 
designation  of  property  "unsuitable  for  the  public  service"  in  the 
sense  this  language  is  employed  in  section  1241,  Revised  Statutes, 
and  may  be  sold  as  therein  provided,  viz,  "upon  proper  inspection 
or  survey."  The  statute  further  provides  that  "such  inspection  or 
survey  shall  be  made  by  officers  designated  by  the  Secretary  of 
War,"  and  this  provision  is  not,  in  the  opinion  of  this  office,  met  by 
the  certificate  *  *  *  herewith.  An  officer  should  be  designated 
to  make  the  inspection  and  survey  required  by  the  statute.  Dis- 
position of  the  property  found  to  be  unsuitable  is  governed  by  para- 
graph 684,  Army  Regulations  of  1904  [A.  R.  691,  1910].  (J.  A.  G., 
Aug.  29,  1906;  6127-M,  O.  I.  G.) 

254.  Except  as  provided  in  paragraph  728,  A.  R.,  inspections 
having  in  view  the  condemnation  of  property  will  be  made  by 
inspectors  general  or  acting  inspectors  general;  but  in  cases  of  emer- 
gency, such  as  when  a  station  is  abandoned  or  when  troops  change 
station,  such  inspections  may  be  made  by  officers  specially  desig- 
nated by  the  commander  of  a  territorial  division,  or  the  com- 
mander of  a  division,  corps,  or  army  in  the  field,  or  higher  authority. 
(A.  R.,918.) 

255.  The  appointment  of  a  special  inspector  to  act  on  unserv- 
iceable ordnance  stores  is  limited  to  cases  of  emergency,  the 
nature  of  which  will  be  described  in  the  order  appointing  the 
inspector.  Care  will  be  exercised  in  the  selection  of  an  officer 
for  this  duty.  An  inexperienced  officer,  or  one  who  is  junior  to 
the  responsible  officer  commanding  the  troop,  battery,  company,  or 
detachment  to  which  the  property  pertains,  will  not  be  appointed. 
(Cir.  87,  W.  D.,  1907,  par.  8.) 

256.  The  inspection  of  unserviceable  property  is  one  of  the  duties 
imposed  by  law  primarily  upon  the  Inspector-General's  Department, 


62        INSPECTION  OF  PROPERTY  FOR  CONDEMNATION. 

and  it  seems  therefore  desirable  that  such  inspections  be  made  by 
its  officers  whenever  possible,  and  the  unnecessary  appointment 
of  special  inspectors  for  such  duty  be  minimized.  To  this  end  the 
Secretary  of  War  directs  that  whenever  a  tour  of  inspection  is  made, 
such  arrangements  should  be  made  as  will  insure  that  all  unservice- 
able property  at  places  visited  will  be  duly  submitted  and  inspected. 
(See  par.  34,  ante.) 

257.  Unserviceable  property  is,  with  reference  to  its  disposition, 
divided  into  classes  as  follows: 

1.  Property  worn  out  by  fair  wear  and  tear  in  the  service  which  has 
no  salable  value. 

2.  Property  worn  out  by  fair  wear  and  tear  in  the  service  which 
presumably  has  some  salable  value. 

3.  Property  which  has  been  rendered  unserviceable  from  causes 
other  than  fair  wear  and  tear  in  the  service. 

Property  of  the  first  class  may  be  submitted  to  a  surveying  officer 
and  disposed  of  as  indicated  in  paragraph  728,  Army  Regulations, 
or  it  may  be  submitted  to  an  inspector  without  prior  action  of  a  sur- 
veying officer. 

Property  of  the  second  class  will  be  submitted  to  an  inspector 
without  prior  action  of  a  surveying  officer.  [For  exception  see  par. 
1490,  post.] 

Property  of  the  third  class  will  be  submitted  to  a  surveying  officer, 
except  as  provided  in  paragraph  1089,  Army  Regulations,  in  case 
of  public  animals,  and  unless  destroyed  under  the  provisions  of 
paragraph  728,  Army  Regulations,  will  subsequently  be  submitted 
to  an  inspector.  The  inventory  and  inspection  reports  will  be  accom- 
panied by  the  report  of  the  surveying  officer.  (A.  R.,  689.)  Also 
see  paragraph  728,  Army  Regulations,  quoted  in  full  as  paragraph 
1485,  jpost. 

258.  Officers  will  prepare  and  sign  in  duplicate,  on  blank  forms 
furnished  by  the  Inspector  General  of  the  Army,  inventories  of 
public  property  requiring  inspection,  and  present  them,  with  the 
property,  to  the  inspector  general  or  acting  inspector  general  at 
the  time  of  his  visit.     (A.  R.,  919.) 

259.  In  the  case  of  rapidly  deteriorating  subsistence  stores  or  of 
unserviceable  public  animals,  or  pressing  emergency,  inventories 
will  be  prepared  whenever  necessary,  and  one  copy  will  be  for- 
warded to  the  commander  having  authority  to  appoint  an  inspector. 
(A.  R.,  919;  also  see  par.  1485,  post.) 


INSPECTION  OF  PROPERTY  FOR  CONDEMNATION.        63 

260.  When  the  regulations  require  the  authority  of  the  Sec- 
retary of  War  or  of  the  chief  of  a  bureau  for  the  submission  of  prop- 
erty for  the  action  of  an  inspector,  such  authority  should  be  ob- 
tained by  the  accountable  or  responsibe  officer  and  shown  to  the 
inspector  when  the  property  is  presented  for  action.  The  inventory 
and  inspection  report  should  contain  a  notation  that  the  required 
authority  had  been  obtained. 

261.  An  officer  responsible  for  public  property  furnished  him 
on  memorandum  receipts  and  holding  the  same  for  use  of  his  com- 
mand will  sign  the  certificate  on  the  inventory  of  unserviceable 
property  when  presented  for  the  action  of  an  inspector.  (Acting 
Secretary  of  War,  Oct.  10,  1907;  2318-H,  O.  I.  G.)  See  par.  1498, 
post. 

262.  Public  property  which  has  been  damaged,  except  by  fair 
wear  and  tear,  or  is  unsuitable  for  the  service,  before  being  sub- 
mitted to  an  inspector  for  condemnation,  will  be  surveyed  by  a 
disinterested  officer,  preferably  the  summary  court  officer.  (A.  R., 
721.) 

263.  If  an  inspection  of  property  follows  the  report  of  a  survey 
thereon,  one  copy  of  the  proceedings  will  accompany  the  inventory 
and  inspection  report  which  is  transmitted  for  approval,  and  will 
afterwards  be  returned  to  be  used  as  a  voucher  to  the  officer's  returns. 
(A.  R.,  736.) 

264.  For  inspection  the  property  will  be  arranged  in  the  order 
of  enumeration  in  the  inventory,  every  article  will  be  examined 
by  the  inspector,  and  the  officer  responsible  will  accompany  him 
and  be  prepared  to  give  all  necessary  information  in  regard  to  it. 
(A.  R.,  920.) 

265.  Inspectors  will  examine  all  property  properly  presented  for 
condemnation.     (A.  R.,  921.) 

266.  Inspectors  will  exercise  great  care  in  examining  property 
submitted  to  them  for  condemnation  and  in  making  recommenda- 
tions regarding  its  disposition.     (A.  R.,  922.) 

267.  The  general  regulations  governing  recommendations  as  to 
the  disposition  of  property  inspected  with  a  view  to  condemnation 
are  as  follows: 

(a)  To  be  continued  in  service. — Articles  that  are  still  serviceable. 
(A.  R.,  922.) 

(b)  To  be  dropped. — Articles  that  can  not  be  sold  at  the  post  and 
are  not  worth  cost  of  transportation  to  an  arsenal  or  depot  for  repair. 


64        INSPECTION  OF  PROPERTY  FOR  CONDEMNATION. 

If  worthless  they  must  be  so  far  destroyed  as  to  prevent  any  possi- 
bility of  future  presentation.  Such  articles  as  can  not  be  destroyed 
will,  when  practicable,  be  marked  "I.  C,"  or  will  be  broken  up 
and  serviceable  parts  retained.     (A.  R.,  922.)    See  (c?)  below. 

Note. — ^Vhen  articles  or  buildings  are  recommended  "to  be 
broken  up,"  the  inspector  should  state  in  the  column  for  remarks  in 
the  I.  and  I.  report  the  use  to  which  the  serviceable  parts  are  to  be 
applied. 

(c)  To  he  sold. — Such  articles  as  are  of  no  further  public  use  or 
not  worth  cost  of  transportation  to  a  depot.     (A.  R.,  922.) 

(d)  To  he  turned  in  to  depot  or  arsenal. — Such  articles  as  can  not 
be  repaired  at  the  post  and  are  worth  cost  of  transportation.  Small 
arms  must  not  be  destroyed.     (A.  R.,  922, 925.)    See  par.  337,  post. 

268.  When  an  inspector  recommends  that  property  be  turned 
in  to  depot  or  arsenal  for  purposes  other  than  repair,  he  should  state 
in  the  column  for  remarks  in  the  I.  and  I.  report,  the  purpose,  as, 
"for  reissue,"  "for  sale,"  etc. 

269.  When  all  the  articles  inventoried  are  not  presented  to  the 
inspector,  the  number  or  quantity  not  presented  should  be  carried 
in  the  column  "To  be  continued  in  service,"  and  a  note  made  in  the 
column  for  remarks,  as,  "7  not  presented." 

270.  Officers  of  the  Inspector  General's  Department  inspecting 
public  property  for  condemnation  will  decline  to  inspect  such  articles 
as  have  no  cost  price  (which  may  be  estimated)  given  in  column  3, 
Form  No.  1,  Inspector  General's  Department.  In  the  examination 
of  inventory  and  inspection  reports  division  inspectors  general  will 
note  all  failures  to  complete  column  3,  and  will  take  the  necessary 
steps  with  a  view  to  having  the  "cost  price"  inserted  by  the  respon- 
sible officer  before  the  reports  are  forwarded.     (12848,  O.  I.  G.) 

271.  Property  will  not  be  turned  in  to  depots  without  authority 
from  the  head  of  the  staff  department  to  which  the  property  per- 
tains, except  in  the  Philippines  Division,  where  such  authority  may 
be  given  by  the  commanding  general  of  the  division.  The  authority 
of  heads  of  staff  departments  will  usually  be  given  in  general  terms 
in  the  form  of  approved  memoranda  indicating  the  most  advan- 
tageous method  of  disposing  of  various  classes  of  unserviceable 
property,  which  memoranda  will  serve  as  guides  to  division  and 
higher  commanders  and  inspectors.     (A.  R.,  922.) 

272.  When  property  ordered  "to  be  turned  in  to  depot"  on  the 
recommendation  of  an  inspector  is  found,  upon  receipt  at  the  depot, 
to  be  in  such  condition  that  it  can  not  be  made  suitable  for  issue, 


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it  may  be  destroyed  or  broken  up  under  such  instructions  as  may 
be  given  by  the  head  of  the  department  concerned,  or  by  the  com- 
manding general,  Philippines  Division,  so  far  as  pertains  to  property 
turned  in  to  depots  at  Manila,  P.  I.     (A.  R.,  922.) 

273.  Public  property  in  use  will  not  be  reported  as  unservice- 
able nor  condemned  by  an  inspector  merely  because  worn  or  shabby 
in  appearance  when  really  strong  and  serviceable.     (A.  R.,  923.) 

274.  Great  care  will  be  taken  to  prevent  property  once  con- 
demned and  ordered  dropped  from  the  returns  from  being  again 
presented  for  inspection.     (A.  R.,  924.) 

275.  Inspectors  will,  when  practicable,  cause  the  destruction, 
in  their  presence,  of  all  property  found  to  be  worthless  and  which 
is  without  money  value  at  or  near  the  place  of  inspection,  except 
small  arms.  The  action  of  an  inspector  on  property  of  this  char- 
acter will  be  final,  and  his  report  will  be  a  valid  voucher  for  the 
responsible  officer.  Inspectors  will  be  held  responsible  for  their 
action  in  this  particular.  WTien  property  thus  condemned  is  not 
destroyed  in  the  presence  of  the  inspector  or  a  disinterested  officer 
representing  the  inspector,  the  responsible  officer  will  certify  to 
the  fact  of  subsequent  destruction  in  his  presence.  (A.  R.,  925.) 
See  par.  281,  post. 

A  certificate  that  the  destruction  was  "persona-lly  superin- 
tended" is  not  deemed  to  fulfill  the  requirement  of  the  regula- 
tion (A.  R.,  925).  The  witnessing  officer  should  certify  to  the  fact 
of  destruction  in  his  presence.     (O.  I.  G.) 

276.  There  is  no  authority  for  donating  unserviceable  public 
property,  through  any  action  of  the  Inspector  General's  Depart- 
ment, to  relief  committee  for  the  sufferers  of  the  cyclone-swept 
districts  of  Louisiana.  (Indorsement  of  Inspector  General,  con- 
curred in  by  Acting  Secretary  of  War  May  8,  1908;  12404,  O.  I.  G.) 

277.  Division  commanders  may  give  orders,  on  the  reports  of 
authorized  inspectors,  to  make  such  disposition  of  condemned 
property  as  the  case  may  require,  except  public  buildings,  for 
which  the  order  of  the  Secretary  of  War  is  required.  (A.  R.,  927. ) 
See  also  par.  279(c)  and  (c?),  post,  as  to  cannon,  electrical  installa- 
tions, etc.;  par.  279  (e),  post,  as  to  sale  of  blankets  and  uniform 
clothing;  and  par.  287,  post,  as  to  temporary  buildings. 

278.  Orders  for  the  final  disposition  of  condemned  property  will 
t)e  indorsed  by  the  proper  authority  on  the  inspection  reports, 
each  copy  being  made  complete  in  itself.     (A.  R.,  929.1 

12969°— 12 5 


66        INSPECTION  OF  PROPERTY  FOR  CONDEMNATION. 


Accountable  officer. 


Serving  under  divi-  f  Sale  or  trans- 
sion  or  Army  corps  com-j  fer  to  depot  or 
mander.  [arsenal. 


279.  Disposal  of  inventory  and  inspection  reports  after  inspec- 
tion of  property: 

Disposition       of  Inventory  and  inspection  reports, 
property    rec- 
ommended. 

In  duplicate  by  inspec- 
tor to  division  or  army 
corps  headquarters.  After 
approval,  both  copies  are 
sent,  through  military 
channels,  to  accountable 
officer.  (A.  R.,  921,  922, 
1927,  929.) 

In  duplicate  by  inspec- 
tor directly  to  Inspector 
General  of  the  Army,  by 
whom  they  are  submitted 
through  chief  of  bureau  to 
Chief  of  Staff  for  action  if 
the  amount  involved  ex- 
ceeds $500;  or  to  the  chief 
of  bureau  for  action  if  it 
does  not  exceed  $500. 
After  approval  both  copies 
are  sent,  through  military 
channels,  to  the  account- 
able officer.  (A.  R.,  921, 
929;  W.  D.  0.  Nov.  7, 
1905.) 

Serving  or  not  serving")  f    Inspector  delivers  both 

under  division  or  Army  i All  destroyed. I  copies  to  the  accountable 
corps  commander.  J  [officer.     (A.  R.,  921,  925.) 

Exceptions  to  the  foregoing: 

(a)  Buildings. — Under  A.  R.,  927,  the  orders  of  the  Secretary  of 
War  are  required  for  the  final  disposition  of  public  buildings;  and 
the  I.  and  I.  reports,  in  duplicate,  are  submitted  by  the  inspector 
through  the  division  commander  under  whom  the  accountable  officer 
is  serving;  or  forwarded  directly  by  the  inspector  to  the  Inspector 
General  of  the  Army  if  the  accountable  officer  is  not  serving  under 
a  division  commander.     (See  par.  287,  post.) 


Not  serving  under  di-  f  Sale  or  trans- 
vision  or  Army  corpse  fer  to  depot  or 
commander.  [arsenal. 


INSPECTION  OF  PROPERTY  FOR  CONDEMNATION.        67 


All  of  the  copies  of  the  inspec- 
tion report  will  be  forwarded  by 
the  division  commander  directly 
to  the  chief  of  bureau  concerned 
for  final  action  of  the  Secretary  of 
War.     (A.  R.,  928.) 


(b)  Vahiahle  property. — If  the  property  be  of  considerable  value, 
and  there  be  good  reason  to  suppose  that  it  can  be  more  advan- 
tageously applied  or  disposed  of  elsewhere  than  within  the  com- 
mand, the  report  will  be  forwarded  for  the  action  of  the  War  Depart- 
ment.    (A.  R.,  927.) 

(c)  Cannon  and  their  carriages, 
machine,  and  automatic  guns 
with  their  carriages  and  mounts, 
but  not  including  spare  parts, 
accessories,  implements,  and 
equipments  required  in  their 
maintenance  and  operation;  also 
ammunition  for  cannon. 

(d)  Electrical  and  mechanical 
installations  and  appliances  fur- 
nished to  the  Coast  Artillery 
Corps  by  the  Engineer  or  Signal 
department  and  forming  part  of 
the  permanent  seacoast  defenses, 
but  not  including  supplies  such 
as  wiring,  tools,  clamps,  and  bat- 
tery fluid,  fragile  articles  like 
battery  cells  or  jars  and  carboys, 
or  spare  parts  and  accessories  not 
essential  to  the  operation  of  the 
installation,  such  as  battery 
syringes  and  hydrometers. 

Recommended  to  be  sold  at  auc- 
tion: All  copies  of  the  I.  and  I.  re- 
port must  be  forwarded  for  action 
of  War  Department.  (G.  O.,  186, 
W.  D.,  1907.) 

Recommended  to  be  shipped  to 
quartermaster  depot:  All  copies  of 
the  I.  and  I.  report  must  be  for- 
warded for  action  of  War  Depart- 
ment, unless  the  accountable  offi- 
cer is  serving  under  a  department 
or  division  commander  and  the 
Quartermaster  General  has  already 
designated  a  depot.  (G.  O.,  186, 
W.  D.,  1907.)  See  pars.  295-297, 
post. 


(e)  Blankets  and  articles  of 
uniform  clothing  condemned  as' 
unserviceable  or  obsolete. 


68        INSPECTION  OF  PROPERTY  FOR  CONDEMNATION. 

280.  Animals. — Public  animals  will  be  inventoried  singly, 
with  brief  description  of  color,  sex,  age,  and  distinguishing  marks. 
(A.  R.,  919.) 

281.  Public  animals  inspected  and  found  unsuited  for  one 
branch  of  the  service  may  be  transferred  to  another  for  which  they 
are  fitted.  When  of  no  further  use  for  any  branch  of  the  service 
they  will  be  submitted  to  an  inspector  and  if  condemned  sold  at 
public  auction  or  destroyed  under  the  following  circumstances: 
(1)  To  terminate  suffering  (from  disease  or  other  cause);  (2)  to  pre- 
vent contagion;  (3)  on  account  of  incurable  disease  or  injury;  (4)  on 
account  of  old  age,  when  to  sell  them  for  work  in  the  hands  of  irre- 
sponsible persons  would  be  cruel  and  cause  suffering  to  the  animals. 

Horses  assigned  to  troops  of  cavalry,  batteries  of  artillery,  com- 
panies of  the  Signal  Corps,  and  mules  assigned  to  the  combat  trans- 
portation of  the  Signal  Corps,  will  not  be  sold  or  turned  in  to  the 
Quartermaster's  Department  unless  previously  acted  upon  by  an 
inspector,  except  in  the  Philippines  Division,  where  the  sale  of  such 
horses  may  be  made  to  mounted  officers,  as  provided  in  paragra])h 
1111,  A.  R.     (x\.  R.,  1089).     See  par.  1179,  post. 

282.  "Inspection  reports  condemning  cavalry  horses  for  being 
vicious,  unmanageable  in  ranks,  etc.,  should  not  be  approved 
except  in  rare  instances."     (Cir.  letter,  A.  G.  O.,  Sept.  3,  1896.) 

283.  "The  Secretary  of  War  directs  that  no  horses  be  inspected 
or  condemned  in  your  department  unless  it  is  clearly  manifest  that 
they  are  entirely  unsuited  for  the  service  for  which  they  are  re- 
quired." (Cir.  letter,  A.  G.  O.,  June  5,  1900,  to  division  and  depart- 
ment commanders.)  ., 

284.  Books. — Inspectors  general  will,  at  the  annual  inspection 
of  posts,  condemn  and  destroy  such  library  books  as  may  be  unserv- 
iceable and  worthless.     (A.  R.,  347.)     See  par.  180,  ante. 

285.  Soldier's  handbooks,  excepting  those  in  hands  of  enlisted 
men,  copies  of  Drill  Regulations,  Army  Regulations,  Small- Arms 
Firing  Regulations,  manuals  and  other  books  of  instruction  (Govern- 
ment publications)  issued  to  organizations,  will  be  accounted  for 
on  the  muster  rolls  of  the  organizations.  When  lost,  worn  out,  or 
damaged  they  should  be  disposed  of  under  Article  LIX,  A.  R., 
1901  (Art.  LIV,  A.  R.,  1910),  as  in  case  of  other  Government  prop- 
erty. They  will  not  be  turned  in  to  the  War  Department  unless 
especially  directed.  Soldier's  handbooks  issued  to  enlisted  men 
will  be  dropped  from  the  muster  rolls.     (Cir.  2,  W.  D.,  1904.) 

286.  Buildings. — Public  buildings  which  have  become  unserv- 
iceable and  can  not  be  kept  in  repair  at  reasonable  cost,  or  which 


INSPECTION  OF  PROPERTY  FOR  CONDEMNATION.        69 

occupy  ground  required  for  new  buildings  or  other  improvemente, 
will  be  entered  upon  a  separate  inventory  and  brought  before  an 
inspector  for  his  action.     (A.  R.,  919.) 

287.  Orders  of  the  Secretary  of  War  are  required  on  inspection 
reports  of  public  buildings.  (A.  R.,  927.)  The  commanding  gen- 
eral, Philippines  Division,  is  authorized  to  give  such  orders  as  may 
be  necessary  on  the  reports  of  authorized  inspectors  to  dispose  of 
temporary  buildings.  (Acting  Secretary  of  War,  Nov.  8, 1907 ;  11785; 
O.  I.  G.) 

288.  Submarine  mine  proj)erty. — Submarine  mine  property  ordered 
by  an  inspector  to  be  turned  in  to  depot  shall  be  shipped  to  the 
torpedo  depot  at  Fort  Totten,  N.  Y.     (G.  O.  86,  W.  D.,  1905.) 

289.  In  the  opinion  of  this  office  almost  any  damaged  mine  cases 
can  be  repaired  with  economy,  unless  it  is  one  which  has  not  enough 
metal  in  the  flange  to  permit  rewelding,  and  many  of  these  can  be 
sufficiently  repaired  at  the  post  for  use  in  the  annual  practice  firing. 
It  is  believed  that  cases  not  too  badly  damaged  and  not  repairable 
at  the  post  should  be  shipped  to  the  torpedo  depot  to  be  repaired. 
(Chief  of  Coast  Artillery,  Mar.  31,  1909;  13202,  O.  I.  G.) 

290.  At  national  cemeteries. — Held,  that  under  section  1241, 
Revised  Statutes,  unserviceable  tools  and  materials,  which  had  been 
in  use  at  a  national  cemetery,  could  not  legally  be  ordered  to  be 
sold  upon  the  mere  inspection  and  report  of  their  unserviceableness 
made  by  the  superintendent  of  the  cemetery,  but  that,  as  required 
in  the  section,  there  must  be  first  an  inspection,  "by  an  officer  (i.  e., 
commissioned  officer)  designated  by  the  Secretary  of  War."  (D.  J. 
A.  G.,  2281.) 

Quartennaster' s  property. 

291.  Band  instruments. — WTien  any  band  instrument  has  become 
unserviceable,  it  will  be  submitted  to  a  surveying  officer.  A  copy 
of  his  report  will  be  forwarded  to  the  Quartermaster  General  with  a 
view  of  having  the  instrument  repaired,  if  practicable,  or  otherwise 
disposed  of.  When  an  instrument  needs  minor  repairs,  involving 
only  a  slight  expense,  and  the  work  can  be  done  in  a  workmanlike 
manner  in  the  vicinity  of  the  post,  it  will  not  be  necessary  to  submit 
the  instrument  to  a  surveying  officer.     (A.  R.,  1195.) 

Note. — As  a  general  rule,  band  instruments  are  not  submitted  to 
an  inspector  until  they  have  been  transferred  to  depot  and  examined 
by  experts  to  determine  whether  or  not  they  are  worth  cost  of  repairs. 
(Q.  M.  G.,  Sept.  14,  1907;  11243-D,  0.  I.  G.) 


70        INSPECTION  OF  PROPERTY  FOR  CONDEMNATION. 

292.  Bedsteads. — The  old-pattern  bedsteads  should  not  be  con- 
demned unless  they  are  absolutely  unserviceable,  as  the  reduced 
condition  of  the  appropriations  for  clothing  and  equipage  makes  it 
impracticable  to  supply  bedsteads  of  new  pattern  to  meet  the 
demands.  (Recommendation  of  Quartermaster  General,  approved 
by  Acting  Secretary  of  War  Oct.  29,  1907;  11953,  O.  I.  G.) 

293.  Clothing. — An  inspection  report  on  damaged  clothing  will 
set  forth  the  amount  of  damage  to  each  article;  also  a  list  of  such 
articles  as  are  fit  to  issue  to  prisoners,  or,  at  reduced  prices,  to  en- 
listed men  willing  to  receive  them.     (A.  R.,  926.) 

294.  White  summer  clothing  (coat,  trousers,  and  cap)  issued  to 
members  of  recruiting  parties  at  general  recruiting  stations,  will  be 
submitted  to  the  action  of  an  inspector  when  no  longer  fit  for  service. 
Such  clothing  will  be  charged  to  the  enlisted  men  only  in  case  of 
loss  or  damage.     (A.  R.,  1183.) 

295.  Hereafter,  blankets  and  articles  of  uniform  clothing  that 
have  been  condemned  as  unserviceable  or  obsolete  will  not  be  sold 
at  auction  without  special  authority  from  the  War  Department.  If 
they  are  of  no  value  they  will  be  destroyed  in  the  manner  prescribed 
in  the  Army  Regulations.  If  they  are  fit  to  be  issued  to  prisoners 
they  will  be  held  for  that  purpose  at  the  place  of  condemnation,  in 
whole  or  in  part,  or  shipped  to  such  quartermaster's  depot  as  may 
be  designated  by  the  Quartermaster  General  for  renovation,  storage, 
and  issue  to  the  United  States  Military  Prison  at  Fort  Leavenworth, 
Kans.,  or  to  the  Pacific  Branch  thereof  at  Alcatraz  Island,  Cal. 
(G.  0.,  186,  W.  D.,  1907.) 

296.  The  general  depot  of  the  Quartermaster's  Department, 
Philadelphia,  Pa.,  is  designated  as  the  depot  to  which  deserters' 
outer  clothing,  and  such  damaged  and  unserviceable  clothing  as 
may  be  designated  by  inspectors  for  issue  to  prisoners,  shall  be 
transferred  under  the  provisions  of  A.  R.,  116,  1908  [A.  R.,  117, 
1910]  (G.  O.,  97,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

297.  General  authority  granted  for  shipment  from  time  to  time 
of  condemned  clothing  (articles  needed  for  issue  to  prisoners  in  the 
Philippine  Islands  excepted)  from  Manila  to  the  San  Francisco 
depot  of  the  Quartermaster's  Department;  but  chevrons,  hat  cords, 
letters,  numbers,  hat  and  cap  ornaments,  leggings,  uniform  hats, 
coats,  flannel  shirts,  and  trousers,  which  are  believed  by  inspectors 
to  be  not  worth  the  cost  of  transportation  to  the  United  States  for 
sale,  are  to  be  destroyed.  (Secretary  of  War,  Mar.  24,  1908;  12314, 
O.  I.  G.) 


INSPECTIOII  OF  PROPERTY  FOR  CONDEMNATION.        71 

298.  Odd  articles  of  the  uniform,  such,  as  shoes,  leggings,  and 
gloves,  will  not  be  submitted  for  the  action  of  a  surveying  officer 
or  inspector,  but  will  be  turned  into  such  depot  or  depots  as  may  be 
designated  by  the  Quartermaster  General,  in  order  that  such  articles 
may  be  mated.     (G.  O.  51,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

299.  Colors. — Service  colors  and  guidons  will  be  submitted  for 
the  action  of  an  inspector  when  unfit  for  further  use.     (A.  R.,  239.) 

300.  Silken  colors,  standards,  and  guidons  when  unserviceable 
are  submitted  to  action  of  a  surveying  officer,  but  not  for  action  of 
an  inspector.     (A.  R.,  239.) 

301.  Lamps. — Lamps  submitted  to  an  inspector  upon  I.  and  I. 
report,  it  is  thought,  should,  if  repairable  at  reasonable  cost,  be 
ordered  turned  in  to  nearest  quartermaster  depot.  If,  in  the 
judgment  of  the  inspector,  lamps  are  in  such  condition  that  the 
cost  of  repairs  would  nearly  equal  the  cost  of  new  lamps,  it  is  thought 
they  should  be  destroyed  or  ordered  sold. 

Surplus  and  repairable  lamps  on  hand  at  posts  have  been  ordered 
turned  in  to  depots  for  repair  and  reissue,  and  only  such  lamps  as  in 
the  opinion  of  accountable  officers  are  not  worth  cost  of  repairs 
are  supposed  to  be  submitted  to  the  action  of  inspectors  upon 
I.  and  I.  report.  If,  however,  in  the  judgment  of  inspecting  officers, 
lamps  submitted  to  them  are  repairable,  as  above  mentioned,  action 
as  suggested  should  be  taken  without  regard  to  previous  action  of 
accountable  officers.     (Q.  M.  G.,  Aug.  17,  1908;  12548,  O.  I.  G.) 

302.  Tableware. — A.  R.,  1194  does  not  contemplate  action  of  an 
inspector  on  china  and  glassware.     (See  par.  1504,  post.) 

Agate  and  similar  tableware  should  be  treated  the  same  as  china 
or  glassware,  namely,  that  5  per  cent  per  quarter  be  allowed  for 
breakage,  and  that  it  be  not  submitted  for  the  action  of  an  inspector. 
(Q.  M.  G.,  Mar.  2,  1904;  12443,  O.  I.  G.) 

The  decision  of  the  Quartermaster  General  of  March  2,  1904  (see 
above),  pertains  only  to  breakage  of  china  and  glassware  at  posts. 
Unserviceable  china  and  glassware  pertaining  to  messes  on  transports, 
mine  planters,  etc.,  may  be  acted  upon  by  an  inspector.  (Secretary 
of  War,  June  4,  1908;  12443,  0.  I.  G.) 

303.  Silverware  (tableware)  not  to  be  replated.  (Q.  M.  G., 
Mar.  23,  1894,  and  May  23,  1910;  14262,  0.  I.  G.) 

304.  Trumpets. — Trumpets  and  cords  and  tassels  are  not  articles 
pertaining  to  a  band,  and  should  be  inspected,  if  unserviceable, 
without  the. action  of  a  board  of  survey  (surveying  officer)  required 
for  band  instruments.     (Q.  M.  G.,  Oct.  1,  1901;  12070,  O.  I.  G.) 


72        INSPECTION  OF  PKOPERTY  FOR  CONDEMNATION. 

305.  Typewriting  machines. — Authority  of  the  Quartermaster 
General  must  be  obtained  for  the  submission  of  old  and  unservice- 
able typewriting  machines  to  the  action  of  an  inspector.  (Cir.  6, 
Q.  M.  G.  O.,  Feb.  15,  1906.) 

306.  Window  shades. — In  the  judgment  of  this  office  the  Inspector 
General's  Department,  in  inspecting  these  shades  for  condemnation, 
should  be  goA^erned  by  the  conditions  in  each  case.  Should  the 
rollers  and  brackets  be  in  good  condition  they  certainly  should  not 
be  condemned,  since  the  material  for  shades  can  be  purchased  by 
the  yard,  and  can  be  installed  by  any  post  employee.  Should, 
however,  the  roller  be  split  or  the  spring  broken  or  weakened  the 
rollers  should  be  condemned.  (Q.  M.  G.,  May  4,  1909;  13249, 
O.  I.  G.) 

Subsistence  supplies. 

307.  Inventory  and  inspection  reports. — Separate  inventories 
will  be  made  for  "subsistence  property"  as  distinct  from  "sub- 
BJstence  stores."    (Directions  on  Form  1,  I.  G.  D.) 

In  the  case  of  rapidly  deteriorating  subsistence  stores,  inven- 
tories will  be  prepared  whenever  necessary,  and  one  copy  will 
be  forwarded  to  the  commander  having  authority  to  appoint  an 
inspector.     (A.  R.,  919.)    Also  see  par.  1485,  post. 

308.  Ovens. — ^Whenever  it  becomes  necessary  to  condemn  an 
oven,  care  will  be  taken  to  preserve,  if  possible,  all  parts  that  are 
serviceable  and  that  can  be  used  again.  Such  parts  will  be  taken 
up  and  accounted  for  on  the  returns  of  the  post  commissary.  (G.  O. 
37,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

309.  Stores. — Subsistence  stores  which  have  deteriorated,  but 
are  of  value  for  other  purposes  than  human  food,  will  be  condemned 
and  sold  at  auction,  and  prior  to  the  sale  the  accountable  officer  will 
cause  each  can,  box,  bottle,  or  other  container  to  be  stamped  or 
indelibly  marked  as  follows:  "Deteriorated  military  supplies  con- 
demned and  sold  under  section  1241,  Revised  Statutes."  Stores 
which  have  deteriorated  to  such  an  extent  as  to  render  them  without 
value  for  any  purpose  whatever  Avill  be  condemned  and  destroyed. 
(M.  S.  D.,  130;  Cir.  89,  W.  D.,  1908.)    See  par.  252,  ante. 

Instructions  as  to  condemnation  and  sale  of  subsistence  stores 
when  there  is  danger  of  heavy  loss  by  the  stores  deteriorating  and 
there  is  no  prospect  of  such  stores  being  consumed  in  the  near  future; 
or  when  stores  have  not  deteriorated  so  as  to  render  them  unfit  for 
human  consumption,  iand  are  not  required  in  the  military  service. 
(M.  S.  D.,  129;  Cir.  89,  W.  D.,  1908.) 


INSPECTION  OF  PROPERTY  FOR  CONDEMNATION.        73 

Medical  property. 

310.  Damaged  or  unserviceable  medicines,  medical  books,  surgi- 
cal or  scientific  instruments  and  appliances,  pertaining  to  the  Med- 
ical Department,  will  not  be  presented  to  an  inspector  for  condemna- 
tion until  authority  for  so  doing  has  been  obtained  from  the  chief 
surgeon  of  the  division  or  department.     (A.  R.,  1510.) 

Note. — The  supply  tables  published  in  Manual  for  the  Medical 
Department  give  lists  of  surgical  and  scientific  instruments  and 
appliances. 

311.  Medical  journals. — In  the  case  of  a  collection  of  old  medical 
journals  at  a  post,  in  which  the  Surgeon  General  recommended  that 
instead  of  causing  the  destruction  of  large  numbers  of  valuable  medi- 
cal publications  authority  be  granted  to  turn  them  in  to  such  libra- 
ries contiguous  to  posts  where  they  accumulate  as  may  desire  them, 
and  in  the  event  that  it  is  not  possible  to  take  this  action  they  be 
sold  as  waste  paper  rather  than  destroyed,  the  following  recommen- 
dation of  the  Judge  Advocate  General,  concurred  in  by  the  Acting 
Inspector  General,  was  approved  by  the  Secretary  of  War,  July  11, 
1910: 

"That,  in  future  cases,  a  similar  submission  be  made  of  this  class 
of  property  with  a  view  to  its  being  acted  upon  by  an  inspector; 
such  action  looking  to  the  sale  of  the  property,  if  no  longer  of  use 
at  the  post  to  which  it  pertains;  if  the  property  is  found  to  be  of 
value  for  medical  societies,  bids  will  be  submitted  in  behalf  of  such 
societies.  If  none  are  submitted,  bids  will  probably  be  submitted 
for  the  reports,  etc.,  as  old  paper.  In  either  case  the  requirements 
of  section  1241  of  the  Revised  Statutes  will  have  been  complied 
with. "     (8772-E,  O.  I.  G.) 

312.  Medicines. — In  a  case  of  certain  deteriorated  drugs  and  medi- 
cines inspected  and  recommended  to  be  sold,  the  Acting  Secretary 
of  War,  April  2,  1908,  authorized  their  destruction  upon  the  follow- 
ing recommendation  of  the  Surgeon  General: 

"It  does  not  seem  good  morals  for  the  Government  to  sell  medi- 
cines that  are  unfit  for  use  as  such,  in  the  absence  of  complete  power 
to  control  their  ultimate  application,  even  in  cases  where  such  sales 
are  not  within  the  prohibition  of  the  food  and  drugs  act.  Authority 
to  destroy  these  goods  is  therefore  requested.  "  (9724-H,  1,  O.  I.  G.) 
See  par.  252,  ante. 

313.  Turning  in  unserviceable  property. — It  is  well  known  that  a 
great  deal  of  medical  property  which  is  worthless  so  far  as  sale  dis- 


74        INSPECTION  OF  PROPERTY  FOR  CONDEMNATION. 

position  is  concerned  is  turned  in  to  depots,  *  *  *  and  it  is 
much  to  be  desired  that  this  matter  be  met  by  making  disposition 
of  it  at  the  posts  instead  of  sending  it  to  far-removed  supply  depots. 
(Surg.  Gen.,  June  10,  1910;  12427,  O.  I.  G.) 

Engineer  property. 

314.  Boats. — Skiffs  or  barges  of  slight  cost  and  not  worth  the 
expense  of  caring  for  them  or  of  transporting  them  to  some  other 
locality  where  they  may  be  of  service,  should,  if  of  no  salable  value 
at  the  place  where  located  and  not  warranting  transportation  to  any 
other  point  for  sale,  be  destroyed.     (E.  R.,  514.) 

315.  Electrical  and  mechanical  installations  and  appliances. — The 
following-mentioned  property  will  not  be  presented  for  the  action 
of  an  inspector  without  the  authority  of  the  Secretary  of  AVar:  Elec- 
trical and  mechanical  installations  and  appliances  furnished  to  the 
Coast  Artillery  Corps  by  the  Engineer  Department  and  forming  part 
of  the  permanent  seacoast  defenses,  but  not  including  supplies  such 
as  wiring,  tools,  clamps,  and  battery  fluid,  fragile  articles  like  bat- 
tery cells  or  jars,  and  carboys,  or  spare  parts  and  accessories  not 
essential  to  the  operation  of  the  installation,  such  as  battery  syringes 
and  hydrometers.  (A.  R.,  928.)  See  Cir.  14,  W.  D.,  1909,  par.  7; 
and  par.  279  (d),  ante. 

Property  which  requires  this  special  authority  for  its  submission 
to  an  inspector  will  not  be  on  the  same  inventory  and  inspection 
report  with  other  property.     (Directions  on  Form  1,  I.  G.  D.) 

316.  Electrical  machines. — When  a  part  of  an  electrical  machine 
is  condemned,  it  will  be  preserved  and  turned  over  to  the  nearest 
district  engineer  officer  for  repairs  or  renewal,  and  will  not  be  thrown 
overboard  or  destroyed.  (Chief  of  Engineers,  approved  by  Secre- 
tary of  War,  April  11,  1901;  631(>-A,  O.  I.  G.) 

317.  Harbor  charts. — Harbor  charts  issued  by  the  Engineer  Depart- 
ment which  have  been  presented  to  a  surveying  officer,  under  the 
provisions  of  A.  R.,  682,  1908  (A.  R.,  689,  1910),  and  have  been 
found  unserviceable,  or  which  have  been  inspected  and  condemned, 
will  not  be  destroyed,  but  will  be  turned  into  the  office  of  the  Chief 
of  Engineers  for  proper  disposition.     (G.  O.  146,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

318.  Inventory  and  inspection  reports. — Inventory  and  inspection 
reports  will  show  the  class  of  works  to  which  engineer  property  per- 
tains, whether  to  rivers  and  harbors,  to  fortifications,  etc.  The 
items  on  any  inventory  and  inspection  report  should  not  pertain  to 
more  than  one  property  return.     (E.  R.,  523.) 


INSPECTION  OF  PROPERTY  FOR  CONDEMNATION.        75 

319.  River  and  harbor  and  fortification  property. — The  Secretary  of 
War,  November  4,  1911,  approved  the  following  recommendation  of 
the  Inspector  General  of  the  Army,  with  reference  to  the  inspection 
of  unserviceable  river  and  harbor  and  fortification  property  for  which 
the  several  district  officers  of  the  Corps  of  Engineers  are  accountable. 

"That  the  Chief  of  Engineers  be  authorized  to  cause  inspection, 
having  in  view  the  condemnation  of  river  and  harbor  and  fortifica- 
tion property  to  be  made  by  division  engineers,  or  other  suitable 
disinterested  engineer  officers  stationed  in  the  vicinity,  when  the 
property  is  of  such  a  character  that  it  can  not  be  disposed  of  by  the 
surveying  officer  under  paragraph  728,  A.  R. 

"It  should  be  clearly  understood  that  the  regulations  with  respect 
to  the  examination  and  condemnation  of  unserviceable  property 
remain  in  force,  except  as  to  the  change  in  the  inspecting  officer." 
(15202-E,  O.  I.  G.) 

320.  The  regulations  with  reference  to  property  accountability, 
as  contained  in  the  Army  Regulations,  were  intended  to  cover  all 
public  property  under  the  control  of  the  Secretary  of  War,  whether 
military  stores  or  not.  The  regulations  (and  orders)  relating  to  the 
inspection  of  unserviceable  property  with  a  view  to  its  condem- 
nation apply,  therefore,  to  public  property  used  in  river  and  harbor 
improvements.     (D.  J.  A.  G.,  1496.)    See  par,  319  ante. 

321.  When  any  land  or  other  property  which  has  been  heretofore 
or  may  be  hereafter  purchased  or  acquired  for  the  improvement  of 
rivers  and  harbors  is  no  longer  needed,  or  is  no  longer  serviceable, 
it  may  be  sold  in  such  manner  as  the  Secretary  of  War  may  direct, 
and  the  proceeds  credited  to  the  appropriation  for  the  work  for 
which  it  was  purchased  or  acquired.  (Act  June  13,  1902;  32  Stat, 
L.,  373.) 

322.  Surveying,  reconnaissance,  or  drafting  instruments. — Unserv- 
iceable surveying,  reconnaissance,  or  drafting  instruments  have 
generally  some  salable  value  and  can  usually  be  repaired  or  utilized 
in  part.  Such  property  will  be  submitted  to  an  inspector  with  a 
view  to  being  turned  in  to  an  engineer  depot  for  repair  or  final  dis- 
position under  the  provisions  of  A.  R.,  915,  1908  [A.  R.,  922,  1910], 
(Par.  2,  Cir.  14,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

With  reference  to  paragraph  2,  Circular  14,  W.  D.,  1909,  it  is 
requested  that,  as  a  general  rule,  all  surveying,  reconnaissance,  or 
drafting  instruments  issued  to  the  various  organizations  of  the  Army 
that  have  become  unserviceable  and  are  submitted  to  an  inspector 
for  his  action  be  ordered  turned  in  to  the  engineer  depot.  Washing- 


76         INSPECTION  OF  PROPERTY  FOR  CONDEMNATION, 

ton  Barracks,  D.  C,  or,  if  in  the  Philippine?,  to  the  engineer  depot, 
Manila,  P.  I.  With  the  exception  of  an  occasional  surveying  instru- 
ment that  may  be  in  the  hands  of  a  post  engineer  officer,  these 
articles  are  so  small  that  they  can  be  shipped  through  the  mails, 
and  the  cost  of  transportation  is  therefore  nominal.  It  is  difficult 
to  find  a  sale  for  one  or  two  of  these  instruments  when  they  are 
unserviceable,  and  unless  so  worthless  as  to  warrant  their  destruction, 
it  would  be  economy  on  the  part  of  the  Government  to  repair  them, 
or  utilize  parts  thereof.  (Chief  of  Enigneers,  Jime  21,  1909;  13413, 
O.  I.  G.)    See  G.  O.,  145,  W.  D.,  1907. 

323.  Transportation  for  inspectors. — The  expense  for  transporta- 
tion to  a  point  not  located  on  a  railroad  incurred  by  an-  officer  of  the 
Inspector  General's  Department  in  inspecting  unserviceable  river 
and  harbor  material  is  properly  payable  from  the  appropriation  for 
the  river  and  harbor  work.  Engineer  officer  to  provide  such  trans- 
portation.    (3  Comp.  Dec,  3;  E.  R.,  270  (j).) 

Ordnance  and  ordnance  storjs. 

324.  Brass  rings,  buckles,  etc. — When  leather  or  other  stores  belong- 
ing to  the  Ordnance  Department  are  condemned  by  an  inspector 
and  ordered  destroyed  or  broken  up,  all  rings,  buckles,  and  other 
trimmings  of  brass  will  be  cut  off  by  enlisted  labor  before  the  prop- 
erty is  destroyed  and  turned  in  to  the  post  ordnance  officer.  When 
a  sufficient  quantity  of  the  brass  thus  secured  shall  have  accumu- 
lated to  justify  the  cost  of  transportation,  it  will  be  shipped  to  the 
Rock  Island  Arsenal,  111.,  for  use  in  new  manufactm-es  or  as  scrap, 
except  that  in  the  Philippines  Division  it  will  be  shipped  to  the 
Manila  ordnance  depot.     (G.  O.  9,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

Inspectors  will  state  under  "Remarks"  on  inventory  and  inspec- 
tion repca'ts  that  all  rings,  buckles  and  trimmings  of  brass,  on  ord- 
nance stores  ordered  destroyed  or  broken  up,  are  to  be  cut  off  and 
shipped  to  the  Rock  Island  Arsenal,  except  in  the  Philippine  Islands, 
where  they  will  be  shipped  to  the  Manila  depot  of  the  Ordnance 
Department. 

325.  Cannon,  machine  guTis,  cannon  ammunition,  etc. — ^The  fol- 
lowing-named property  will  not  be  presented  for  the  action  of  an 
inspector  without  the  authority  of  the  Secretary  of  War:  Cannon 
and  their  carriages,  machine  and  automatic  guns,  with  their  car- 
riages and  mounts,  but  not  including  spare  parts,  accessories,  imple- 
ments, and  equipments  required  in  their  maintenance  and  opera- 


INSPECTION  OF  PROPERTY  FOR  CONDEMNATION.        77 

tion;  also  ammunition  for  cannon.  (A.  R.,  928.)  Such  property 
not  to  be  on  the  same  inventory  and  inspection  report  with  other 
property.     (Directions  on  Form  1,  I.  G.  D.)     See  par.  279  (c)  ante. 

326.  Spare  parts  for  seacoast  and  mobile  artillery  are  not  expend- 
able, and  will  be  borne  on  the  property  returns  irrespective  of  their 
condition.  When  damaged  or  worn  out  they  will  be  submitted  for 
the  action  of  an  inspector.     (G.  O.  182,  W.  D.,  1905.) 

327.  Canteens, — Whenever  canteens  become  unserviceable  be- 
cause of  worn-out  covers  or  lost  corks,  they  will  not  be  presented 
for  condemnation,  but  will  be  repaired  by  the  troops.  Timely 
requisitions  will  be  made  on  the  Ordnance  Department  for  extra 
covers,  corks,  etc.,  with  which  to  repair  them.     (A.  R.,  1556.) 

328.  Equipments. — Equipments  and  ordnance  stores  which  are 
strong  and  serviceable  will  not  be  condemned  or  replaced  merely 
because  they  are  unsightly  or  do  not  conform  to  the  most  recent 
requirements.     (A.  R.,  923;  O.  S.  M.,  p.  632.) 

329.  Equipments,  horse,  issued  to  mounted  officers. — Horse  equip- 
ments issued  by  the  Ordnance  Department  to  officers  below  the 
grade  of  major,  required  to  be  mounted,  which  become  unservice- 
able shall  be  submitted  to  the  action  of  an  officer  of  the  Inspector 
General's  Department,  and  upon  his  recommendation  to  that  effect 
may  be  turned  in  and  new  articles  issued  in  exchange  therefor. 
(A.  R.,  1542;  for  the  articles  which  constitute  a  set  of  horse  equip- 
ments see  par.  379,  post.)    Also  see  par.  1497,  post. 

330.  Equipments,  personal  and  horse. — The  following  statement, 
showing  the  considerations  that  should  govern  an  inspector  in  order- 
ing the  disposition  of  ordnance  property  so  far  as  pertains  to  personal 
and  horse  equipments,  is  published  for  the  information  and  guidance 
of  all  concerned : 

In  general  it  may  be  stated  that  since  the  supplies  furnished  for 
repairs  are  liberal  in  amount,  it  is  believed  that  many  of  the  stores 
which  are  now  turned  in  to  arsenals  as  unserviceable,  should  be 
retained  and  repaired  in  the  organizations  to  which  they  belong. 
This  remark  applies  more  particularly  to  cavalry  and  field  artillery 
organizations,  which,  since  the  establishment  of  the  training  school 
for  saddlers  at  the  Rock  Island  Arsenal,  Rock  Island,  111.,  should  be 
able  to  execute  satisfactorily  a  large  variety  of  repair  work. 


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INSPECTION  OF  PROPERTY  FOR  CONDEMNATION. 


The  following  is  a  list  of  stores  showing  the  disposition  that  is 
recommended  when  the  stores  are  placed  before  an  inspector: 

(a)  INFANTRY  EQUIPMENTS. 


Articles. 


Disposition. 


Bayonet  scabbard,  model 
of  19()5. 


Blanket  bag 

Blanket-bag  coat  strap 

Blanket-bag   shoulder 
strap. 

Blanket-roll  strap 

Canteen 


Canteen-haversack  strap . 

Canteen  strap,  web , 

Cartridge  belt 


Retain  in  service  or  destroy. 

(The  repair  of  these  scabbards  is  too  expensive  to 
justify  turning  them  in  for  this  purpose.)  i 

Now  obsolete;  turn  in  to  Rock  Island  Arsenal  if  serv- 
iceable. 

Repair  and  retain  in  service  or  destroy. 
Do. 

(When  canteens  can  no  longer  be  repaired  in  the  field, 
they  are  of  no  use  to  the  arsenals,  as  new  covers,  corks 
and  chains,  thread,  etc.,  are  issued  for  making  repairs, 
and  if  turned  in  on  account  of  rust  inside,  nothing 
can  be  done  with  them.)  2 

Now  obsolete;  turn  in  to  Rock  Island  Arsenal  if  serv- 
iceable. 

If  unserviceable,  destroy. 

Retain  in  service  or  destroy.    Turn  in  brass  fasteners, 

(These  cartridge  belts  are  purchased  from  contractors 
and  no  facilities  are  on  hand  at  the  arsenals  for  makiog 
repairs,  nor  have  any  repairs  ever  been  made  at  the 
factory.  H.  &  H.  soap,  §  cake  for  each  man,  is  issued 
for  cleaning  these  belts.) 

Retain  in  service  or  destroy. 
Do. 

(These  boxes  are  expensive  and  those  turned  in  are 
often  in  such  a  condition  that  they  could  have  been 
continued  in  service.) 

Retain  in  service  or  destroy. 

(These  cups  can  not  be  repaired  as  they  can  not  be 
soldered.) 

Retain  in  service  or  destroy. 

(The  cups  turned  in  have  been  examined.  Some  are 
bent,  some  have  been  used  over  a  fire,  while  others 
contain  paints,  oils,  etc.  Many  are  rusted  and  some 
have  been  stored  in  damp  places  and  become  rusted 
without  unpacking.  These  cups  are  not  now  manu- 
factured, the  standard  cup  being  the  aluminum.)  3 

Turn  in  for  retinning,  if  otherwise  serviceable. 

Retain  in  service  or  destroy.  Turn  in  brass  parts  to 
Rock  Island  Arsenal. 

Should  as  a  rule  be  retained  in  service  or  destroyed.* 

1  Modified  by  Cir.  72,  W.  D.,  1910.  so  as  to  provide  that  bayonet  scabbards, 
model  of  1905,  shall  not  be  condemned  in  case  thev  become  defective  in  the  hands 
of  organizations  because  of  broken  stitching  or  because  of  elongated  pivots  and 
flattened  outside  washers  that  will  allow  the  shoulder  on  the  hook  to  pass  the 
stop  washers.  In  the  former  instance  the  bayonet  scabbards  will  be  ordered  repaired 
witn  the  facilities  available  in  the  organizations,  and  in  the  latter  instance  they  will 
be  ordered  turned  in  to  the  nearest  arsenal  for  repairs. 

a  Modified  by  Cir.  51,  W.  D.,  1910,  so  as  to  provide  that  canteens  that  become 
unserviceable  m  the  hands  of  troops  serving  in  the  Philippino  Islands  and  that  can 
be  repaired  shall  be  turned  in  to  tne  Manila  Ordnance  Depot  for  repairs.  (See  also 
par.  325,  ante.) 

»  Modified  by  Cir.  51,  W.  D.,  1910,  so  as  to  provide  that  fin  cups  and  tin  meat  cans 
that  become  unserviceable  in  the  hands  of  troops  serving  in  the  ThiUppine  Islands 
and  that  can  be  repaired  shall  be  turned  in  to  the  Manila  Ordnance  Depot  for  repairs. 

*  See  par.  333,  post. 


Cartridge-belt  suspenders . 
Cartridge  box,  McKeever, 
cal.  .30. 


Cup,  aluminum. 
Cup,  tin 


Fork 

Gunsling. . . 

Haversack. 


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(a)  INFANTRY  EQUIPMENTS-Continued. 


Articles. 


Disposition. 


Knife. 


Meat  can,  aluminum. 


Meat  can,  tin. 


Sliding  frog 

Spoon 

Waist  belt 

Waist-belt  adapter 


Retain  in  service  or  destroy. 

(Knives  are  frequently  turned  in  for  retinning.  The 
blades  of  the  knives  are  of  steel  and,  if  properly  cared 
for  after  issue,  are  just  as  serviceable  after  the  tinning 
wears  off.) 

Retain  in  service  or  destroy. 

(These  meat  cans,  like  aluminum  cups,  can  not  be 
soldered,  and  the  material  is  rustless.  If  handles 
should  break  they  can  be  issued  for  replacement  in 
the  field.) 

Retain  in  service  or  destroy. 

(Meat  cans  turned  in  have  been  examined.  Some  are 
bent  and  some  have  broken  handles.  A  great  per- 
centage of  them  have  been  used  over  a  fire  and  are 
of  little  value  for  repairs.  Many  are  rusted  from 
damp  storage,  otherwise  serviceable.  Tin  meat  cans 
are  not  now  the  service  pattern.)  i 

Retain  in  service  or  destroy. 

Turn  in  for  retinning,  if  otherwise  serviceable. 

Retain  in  service  or  destroy. 

(All  brass  parts  should  be  cut  from  old  equipments  to 
be  destroyed  and,  where  a  sufficient  quantity  has 
accumulated,  shipped  to  Rock  Island  Arsenal,  as 
now  required.) 


(6)  CAVALRY  EQUIPMENTS. 


Canteen  strap,  cavalry. . 
Cartridge  belt 

Cartridge  belt,  revolver. 

Cartridge  box,  McKeever 

Revolver  holster 

Revolver  lanyard 

Saber  belt 

Saber  knot 

Spur 

Spur  strap 

Saber  attachment 


Retain  in  service  or  destroy. 

Same  remarks  as  made  with  reference  to  infantry 

cartridge  belt. 
Same  remarks  as  made  with  reference  to  infantry 

revolver  cartridge  belt. 
Same  remarks  as  made  with  reference  to  this  article 

under  infantry  equipments. 
Retain  in  service  or  destroy. 
Do. 
Do. 
Turn  in  to  Rock  Island  Arsenal  for  repair,  unless  badly 

worn,  in  which  case  destroy. 
Turn  in  if  broken;  if  not  broken,  continue  in  service. 
Retain  in  service  or  destroy. 

Do. 
(Make  requisition  on  Rock  Island  Arsenal  for  hooks, 

buttons,  etc.,  required  for  repairs.) 


(c)  ARTILLERY  EQUIPMENTS. 


Knapsack Continue  in  service  or  destroy. 


1  Modified  by  Cir.  51,  W.  D.,  1910,  so  as  to  provide  that  tin  cups  and  tin  meat  cans 
that  become  imserviceable  in  the  hands  of  troops  serving  in  the  Philippine  Islands 
and  that  can  be  repaired  shall  be  turned  in  to  the  Manila  Ordnance  Depot  for  repairs. 


80        INSPECTION  OF  PROPERTY  FOR  CONDEMNATION. 
(d)  BAND  EQUIPMENTS. 

Band  equipment  should  be  continued  in  service  or  destroyed  and  brass  parts  sent 
to  Rock  Island  Arsenal,  as  the  equipments  are  made  of  enameled  leather  and  are  not 
susceptible  of  repairs. 

(c)  HORSE  EQUIPMENTS. 


Articles. 


Disposition. 


Bridle 

Bridle,  watering 

Bit,  curb 

Bit,  watering 

Cincha,  hair 

Cincha  strap 

Coat  strap  for  saddle 

Currycomb 

Halter  chain , 

Halter  head  stall  and  strap 

Horse  brush 

Horse  cover 

Lariat 

Lariat  strap 

Link 

Nose  bag 

Picket  pin 

Rifle  scabbard 

Saber  strap 


Saddlebag. 


Saddle  blantet. 


Saddlecloth... 


Stirrup,  hooded. 
Stirrup  strap — 
Surcingle 


Retain  in  service  or  destroy  except  bits,  which  should 
be  sent  to  Rock  Island  Arsenal  for  replating,  if  other- 
wise serviceable. 
Same  remark  as  made  above  with  reference  to  bridle. 
If  broken  destroy;  if  rusted  turn  in  to  Rock  Island 

Arsenal  for  replating. 
Same  remarks  as  made  above  with  reference  to  bit,  curb. 
Retain  in  service  or  destroy. 

Do. 
See  remarks  under  saddle. 
Retain  in  service  or  destroy. 

Retain  in  service  or  turn  in  to  Rock  Island  Arsenal. 
Retain  in  service  or  destroy. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Retain  in  service  or  turn  in  to  an  arsenal,  unless  the  trees 
are  badly  broken,  in  which  case  they  should  be  de- 
stroyed after  stripping  off  hardware. 
(With  the  present  supplies  issued  by  the  Ordnance 
Department,  it  should  be  possible  for  the  organiza- 
tion to  repair  any  part  of  a  saddle  except  the  rawhide 
cover  for  the  tree.    If  for  any  reason  saddles  are  turned 
in  to  an  arsenal  they  should,  if  practicable,  be  turned 
incomplete.) 
Saddlebags  are  made  of  bag  leather,  which  leather  is  not 
included  in  the  list  of  materials  supplied  to  organiza- 
tions.   They  should,  therefore,  be  retained  in  service, 
destroyed,  or  turned  in  for  repairs,  depending  on  their 
condition. 
Retain  in  service  or  turn  in  to  Rock  Island  Arsenal. 
(The  gray  saddle  blanket  is  being  gradually  replaced 
by  the  new  olive  drab  blanket  under  the  provisions 
of  paragraph  I,  Circular,  No.  101,  War  Department, 
December  Ki,  1908,  which  requires  that  the  pray 
blankets  in  the  hands  of  organizations  be  turned  m  to 
the  post  ordnance  officer  in  exchange  for  olive  drab 
blankets.    Unserviceable  gray  blankets  in  the  hands 
of  post  ordnance  ofFicers  should  be  turned  in  to  Rock 
Island  Arsenal,  where  most  of  them  can  l)e  used  in 
the  manufacture  of  blanket-lined  horse  covers.) 
When  saddlecloths  require  repairs  special  authority 
should  be  requested  to  turn  them  m  to  an  arsenal 
where  this  workcan  be  done.   If  entirely  unserviceable 
they  should  be  destroyed.    Saddlecloths  when  re- 
paired should  be  returned  directly  to  the  officer  or 
organization. 
Retain  in  service  or  destroy. 
Do. 
Do. 


INSPECTION  OF  PROPERTY  FOR  CONDEMNATION.        81 

(e)  HORSE  EQUIPMENTS— Continued. 


Articles. 


Polo  equipment. 


Disposition. 


Retain  in  service  or  turn  in  to  Rock  Island  Arsenal. 

(The  polo  saddle  can  not,  as  a  rule,  be  satisfactorily 
repaired  in  the  organization;  certain  parts  of  the  polo 
equipment  can,  however,  and  this  work  should  be 
done,  if  possible,  with  the  supplies  furnished  by  tlie 
Ordnance  Department.  When  repairs  of  these  equip- 
ments are  required  which  can  not  be  made  in  the 
organization,  special  request  should  be  made  for 
authority  to  turn  them  in  for  repairs.  When  repaired 
such  equipments  will  be  returned  to  the  organization 
directly.)    (Cir.  79,  W.  D.,  1909.) 


Note.— The  foregoing  circular  (79,  W.  D.,  1909)  does  not  forbid  the  making  by 
an  inspector  of  a  recommendation  for  the  sale  of  personal  and  horse  equipments. 
It  contains  statements  and  suggestions  for  the  consideration  of  an  inspector  in  mak- 
ing his  recommendations  and  is  not  understood  to  be  mandatory.  (Views  of  the 
Chief  of  Ordnance,  concurred  in  by  the  Acting  Inspector  General  and  Secretary  of 
War,  Sept.  27, 1911;  15439,  O.  I.  G.) 

331.  Field  Artillery  equipment. — Battery  and  store  wagon  bodies, 
ammunition  chests,  and  other  large  parts  of  artillery  equipment, 
which  usually  contain  material  that  can  be  again  used,  even  though 
the  article  as  a  whole  be  entirely  unserviceable,  should  not  be 
destroyed,  but  should  be  turned  in  to  an  arsenal.  (Secretary  of 
War,  Nov.  29,  1910;  14742,  O.  I.  G.) 

Old  black  leather  artillery  harness  which  has  reached  the  stage 
at  which  it  can  no  longer  be  kept  in  good  repair  in  the  battery  should, 
upon  condemnation,  be  stripped  of  all  metallic  or  other  parts  which 
may  be  of  use  and  the  latter  shipped  to  Rock  Island  Arsenal.  (Chief 
of  Ordnance,  July  20,  1906:  IQQ^.^,  0.  I.  G.)  Inspectors  will  state 
under  "Remarks"  on  inventory  and  mspection  reports  condemning 
such  harness  that  all  metallic  or  other  parts  which  may  be  of  use 
will  be  shipped  to  the  Rock  Island  Arsenal. 

332.  Gas  check  pads. — Gas  check  pads  pertaining  to  the  breech 
mechanisms  of  seacoast  guns  and  mortars  when  condemned  as  no 
longer  satisfactory  for  service  are  not  worth  the  cost  of  transporta- 
tion to  an  arsenal  and  should  be  destroyed.  (Secretary  of  War, 
Aug.  19,  1910;  14501,  O.  I.  G.) 

333.  Haversacks. — Haversacks  when  merely  soiled  or  greasy  must 
not  be  condemned  for  that  cause,  but  should  be  washed  at  the  post. 
Portions  of  the  equipment  rendered  unserviceable  by  the  loss  of 
minor  parts  should  be  repaired  at  the  post.  Timely  requisition 
should  be  made  for  buckles,  rings,  straps,  and  the  necessary  tools 
and  materials  for  repair.     (O.  S.  M.,  p.  633.) 

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82        INSPECTION  OF  PROPERTY  FOR  CONDEMNATION. 

334.  Machine-gun  parts. — Barrels  chambered  for  model  1903  am- 
munition, and  graduation  strips  corresponding  with  the  same  ammu- 
nition for  the  Maxim  automatic  machine  gun,  model  of  1904,  can 
not  be  prepared  or  converted  for  use  with  the  model  1906  ammuni- 
tion, and  should  not  be  turned  into  an  arsenal  when  presented  for 
condemnation.     (Chief  of  Ordnance,  Nov.  2,  1910;  14670,  O.  I.  G.) 

There  are  no  obsolete  nozzles  for  the  Maxim  automatic  machine 
gun,  model  of  1904,  in  service,  and  the  extra  nozzles  issued  to  the 
machine-gun  platoons  are  for  a  reserve  supply  and  should  not  be 
turned  in.     (Chief  of  Ordnance,  June  16,  1909;  13397,  O.  I.  G.) 

Firing  pins  for  Maxim  automatic  machine  guns,  model  of  1904, 
made  in  one  piece,  when  broken  in  service  and  condemned,  will 
not  be  sold  or  destroyed,  but  will  be  turned  in  for  repair  to  the 
Springfield  Armory,  Mass.,  or  to  the  Manila  Ordnance  Depot,  P.  I. 
(A.  G.  O.  Circular  Letter,  Jan.  13,  1911,  to  department  and  division 
commanders;  14670-A,  O.  I.  G.) 

335.  Repairs. — Ordinary  repairs  can  usually  be  made  in  the  com- 
pany or  at  the  post  or  within  the  district  with  the  means  provided 
for  that  purpose  by  the  Ordnance  Department.  WTien  the  repairs 
required  can  not  be  thus  made,  the  articles,  except  small  arms,  hand 
arms,  and  personal  and  horse  equipments,  will  be  sent,  on  the  ap- 
proved recommendation  of  an  inspector,  to  an  arsenal  designated  by 
the  Chief  of  Ordnance.  Small  arms,  hand  arms,  and  personal  and 
horse  equipments,  on  the  approved  recommendation  of  an  inspector, 
will  be  turned  in  to  the  post  ordnance  officer,  who  will,  when  suffi- 
cient stores  have  accumulated  to  make  an  economical  shipment, 
send  them  to  an  arsenal  designated  by  the  Chief  of  Ordnance.  A 
certified  extract  from  the  inspection  report  will  accompany  the  in- 
voice describing  the  articles  as  the  authority  for  turning  them  in  to 
an  arsenal,  or  to  the  post  ordnance  officer.     (A.  R.,  1559.) 

(For  regulations  authorizing  a  division  commander,  in  the  absence 
of  an  inspecting  officer,  to  order  the  disposition  of  ordnance  and 
ordnance  stores  which  need  repairs  that  can  not  be  made  at  the  post 
or  within  the  district,  see  A,  R.,  1560.) 

336.  Sand  glasses. — Sand  glasses  rendered  unserviceable  will  be 
presented  for  the  action  of  an  inspector,  who  will  recommend  that 
they  be  turned  in  to  Rock  Island  Arsenal  for  repair.  (Cir.  47, 
W.  D.,  1906.) 

837.  Small  arms,  etc. — Small  arms  found  to  be  unfit  for  service, 
and  hand  arms  ordered  turned  in  to  depot,  will  first  be  turned  in  to 
the  post  ordnance  officer  for  economical  shipment  to  an  arsenal. 
(A.  R.,  922;  see  par.  335,  ante.) 


INSPECTION  OF  PROPERTY  FOR  CONDEMNATION.         83 

The  destruction  of  small  arms  by  inspectors  is  prohibited.  (A.  R., 
925.) 

The  most  general  definition  of  the  term  ''Small  arms"  makes  it 
include  all  portable  arms,  whether  firearms  or  cutting  arms;  that  is, 
such  as  do  not  require  a  carriage.  Although  the  usage  of  the  Ord- 
nance Department  has  tended  to  confine  the  term  to  firearms  only, 
it  is  thought  that  for  the  purpose  of  paragraphs  915  and  1572  of  the 
Army  Regulations  (A.  R.,  922,  925,  1910)  the  more  general  defini- 
tion should  govern,  and  that  the  term  should  include  hand  weapons 
of  all  kinds;  that  is,  rifles,  shotguns,  pistols,  revolvers,  sabers,  swords, 
bayonets,  machetes,  and  Hospital  Corps  knives.  The  small  arms 
enumerated  above  should  be  turned  in  to  the  Springfield  Armory,  the 
Rock  Island  Arsenal,  or  Manila  Ordnance  Depot,  where  the  necessary 
repairs  may  be  made.  (Chief  of  Ordnance,  Dec.  5,  1907;  12062, 
0.  I.  G.) 

338.  The  only  safe  method  of  determining  whether  the  accuracy 
life  of  the  barrel  of  the  United  States  magazine  rifle,  model  1903,  is 
ended  is  by  actual  firing.  A  conclusion  has  been  reached  that 
rifles  which  give  the  following  results  when  fired  by  an  expert 
should  be  considered  serviceable: 

Mean  radius. 

At  100  yards 2.  5  inches 

At  200  yards 3.  5  inches 

At  300  yards 5.  0  inches 

At  500  yards 10.  0  inches 

To  be  obtained  by  taking  the  mean  radius  of  a  target  of  ten  shots. 
(Acting  Chief  of  Ordnance,  May  29,  1911;  15199,  0.  I.  G.) 

339.  When  small  arms  are  presented  for  inspection  with  a  view 
to  condemnation,  strict  attention  should  be  paid  to  A.  R.,  916  (A. 
R.,  923, 1910),  which  provides:  "Public  property  in  use  will  not  be 
reported  as  unserviceable  nor  condemned  by  an  inspector  merely 
because  worn  or  shabby  in  appearance  when  really  strong  and 
serviceable."     (O.  S.  M.,  p.  589.) 

340.  Whenever  the  magazine  rifles,  carbines,  or  revolvers  of 
companies,  troops,  or  batteries  have  become  much  worn  and  in 
need  of  repairs,  and  the  deterioration  is  general  throughout  the 
organization,  responsible  officers  are  authorized,  with  the  approval 
of  their  post  commanders,  to  submit  the  arms  for  the  action  of  an 
inspector  upon  a  separate  inventory  and  inspection  report.  Should 
the  inspector  recommend  that  the  arms,  or  a  portion  of  them,  be 
turned  in  for  renovation  and  rebrowning,  responsible  officers  will  at 


84        INSPECTION  OF  PROPERTY  FOR  CONDEMNATION. 

once  make  requisitiou  for  new  arms  for  their  commands,  or  for  such 
number  as  the  inspector  has  recommended  for  renovation,  and  will 
forward  with  it  a  copy  of  the  inventory  and  inspection  report,  and 
when  the  new  arms  are  received  the  old  ones  will  at  once  be  turned 
in  to  the  armory,  arsenal,  or  depot  from  which  the  new  ones  were 
issued.  (G.  O.  33,  A.  G.  O.,  1900,  amended  by  G.  O.  11,  A.  G.  O., 
1903.) 

341.  Issued  to  colleges,  universities,  etc. — Instructions  governing 
inspection  of.  (Par.  53,  G.  O.  231,  W.  D.,  1909;  par.  8,  Cir.  14, 
W.  D.,  1908.) 

Signal  property. 

342.  Electrical  and  mechanical  installations  and  appliances. — ^The 
following-mentioned  property  will  not  be  presented  for  the  action  of 
an  inspector  without  the  authority  of  the  Secretary  of  War:  Elec- 
trical and  mechanical  installations  and  appliances  furnished  to  the 
Coast  Artillery  Corps  by  the  Signal  Department  and  forming  part  of 
the  permanent  seac^oast  defenses,  but  not  including  supplies  such  as 
wiring,  tools,  clamps,  and  battery  fluid,  fragile  articles  like  battery 
cells  or  jars  and  carboys,  or  spare  parts  and  accessories  not  essential 
to  the  operation  of  the  installation,  such  as  battery  syringes  and 
hydrometers.     (A.  R.,  928.)     See  par.  279  (d),  ante. 

Property  which  requires  this  special  authority  for  its  submission 
to  an  inspector  will  not  be  on  the  same  inventory  and  inspection 
report  with  other  property.     (Directions  on  Form  1,  I.  G.  D.) 

343.  Telescopes,  telephones,  etc. — ^Telescopes,  field  glasses,  tele- 
phones, and  expensive  electrical  apparatus  of  the  Signal  Corps  when 
unserviceable  will  not  be  submitted  to  an  inspector  for  condemna- 
tion without  previous  authority  of  the  Chief  Signal  Officer.  (A.  R., 
1588.)    See  S.  C.  M.  No.  7,  par.  346. 

344.  Typewriters. — ^When  a  typewriter  becomes  unserviceable 
to  such  an  extent  that  it  can  not  be  repaired  locally  for  $15,  the 
responsible  officer  should  report  the  fact  to  the  Chief  Signal  Ofiicer 
of  the  Army,  giving  the  name  of  the  maker  and  the  serial  number  of 
the  typewriter,  together  with  a  statement  of  the  necessary  repairs. 
(S.  C.  M.  No.  7,  par.  361.) 

845.  Issued  to  colleges,  universities,  etc. — Unserviceable,  to  be 
inspected  as  indicated  in  paragraphs  879  and  1546,  Army  Regula- 
tions, 1895  (pars.  919  and  1588,  A.  R.,  1910),  by  the  inspectors  who 
inspect  the  military  departments  of  the  colleges,  etc.  (Secretary  of 
War,  Feb.  18,  1898;  3182,  O.  I.  G.)     See  S.  C.  M.  No.  7,  par.  313. 


AMMUNITION.  85 

AMERICAN    NATIONAL   RED   CROSS. 

346.  That  the  said  American  National  Red  Cross  shall  on  the  Ist 
day  of  January  of  each  year  make  and  transmit  to  the  Secretary  of 
War  a  report  of  its  proceedings  for  the  preceding  year,  including  a 
full,  complete,  and  itemized  report  of  receipts  and  expenditures  of 
whatever  kind,  which  report  shall  be  duly  audited  by  the  War 
Department,  and  a  copy  of  said  report  shall  be  transmitted  to  Con- 
gress by  the  War  Department.  (Sec.  6,  act  approved  Jan.  5,  1905; 
33  Stat.  L.,  599.) 

Audit  assigned  to  the  Inspector  General's  Department.  (Secre- 
tary of  War,  Oct.  20,  1906;  11144,  O.  I.  G.) 

347.  Hereafter  the  Secretary  of  War  is  hereby  authorized  to  detail 
an  officer  of  the  Medical  Corps  to  take  charge  of  the  first-aid  depart- 
ment of  the  American  Red  Cross.  (Act  Mar.  3,  1911;  G.  O.  45, 
W.  D.,  1911,  p.  9.) 

348.  Sales  of  ordnance  stores  are  authorized  to  the  American 
National  Red  Cross  under  such  regulations  as  may  be  prescribed  by 
the  Secretary  of  War.     (Act  Mar.  3,  1909;  35  Stat.  L.,  750.) 

AMMUNITION. 

349.  Allowances. — Annual  allowances  of  small  arms  and  gun 
ammunition  are  fixed  in  orders  from  the  War  Department.  Latest 
orders:  G.  0.  12  and  22,  W.  D.,  1911.  (For  service  of  supply  of 
ammunition  in  the  field,  see  F.  S.  R.,  217-227.) 

350.  Blank  ammunition. — For  saluting  purposes  and  morning  and 
evening  gun.  (G.  O.  22,  W.  D.,  1911,  par.  22.)  Instructions  rela- 
tive to  preparation  of  blank  ammunition.  (G.  O.  22,  W.  D.,  1911, 
par.  23.)  Marking  of  blank  metallic  ammunition.  (W.  D.,  G.  O. 
203,  1907,  and  22,  1911,  par.  23,  i.)  Monetary  allowance  of  blank 
ammunition  for  small  arms.     (G.  O.  12,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

361.  Drill  'pnmers,  when  to  be  used,  allowance,  etc.  (D.  R.  C.  A., 
346;  G.  O.  22,  W.  D.,  1911,  par.  6.) 

352.  Explosives. — Instructions  for  the  care,  storage,  handling,  and 
inspection  of  explosives,  including  detonators,  dynamite,  explosive 
D,  fuses  and  primers,  gun  cotton,  filled  and  fused  projectiles,  etc. 
(D.  R.  C.  A.,  899-983.) 

A  copy  of  the  general  instructions  as  to  storage  and  handling  of 
explosives  (D.  R.  C.  A.,  899-915)  is  required  to  be  hung  in  a  con- 
venient place  in  every  magazine  containing  explosive.  (D .  R .  C .  A . , 
916.) 

Information  relative  to  high  explosives.  (G  unnery  and  Explosives 
for  Field  Artillery  Officers.) 


86  AMMUNITION. 

353.  Field  hit. — Ammunition  to  be  carried  in  the  field  belt  per 
man:  Armed  with  the  rifle,  90  rounds  rifle  ball  cartridges;  armed 
with^the  revolver,  20  rounds  revolver  ball  cartridges.  (F.  S,  R., 
221,  224.)  When  combat  is  imminent  60  rounds  of  rifle  and  20 
rounds  of  revolver  ammunition  are  carried  in  the  saddle  bags  of 
each  cavalryman.     (F.  S.  R.,  224.) 

354.  Guard  cartridges. — Ordnance  officers  of  posts  will  keep  on 
hand  at  all  times  a  supply  of  guard  cartridges,  caliber  .30,  not  to 
exceed  10  rounds  per  man  stationed  at  post,  for  issue  to  post  guards 
and  for  such  other  purposes  as  may  be  necessary.  This  ammunition 
is  not  subject  to  expenditure  for  target  practice.  (G.  O.  48,  A.  G.  0., 
1903.)    Also  see  G.  0.  12,  W.  D.,  1911,  Par.  I,  sec.  7. 

355.  Powder. — Information  relative  to  powder.  (Cir.  16,  W.  D., 
1904;  C.  A.  M.  8,  W.  D.,  1910;  G.  0.  22,  W.  D.,  1911;  also  ''Artillery 
Notes,  No.  16,  Mar.  4, 1904";  the  Coast  Artillery  Drill  Regulations; 
Gunnery  and  Explosives  for  Field  Artillery  OflScers.) 

Smokeless  powder  charges  are  supplied  to  forts  in  hermetically 
sealed  cases  and  shall  be  opened  only  in  accordance  with  War 
Department  instructions.  (D.  R.  C.  A.,  969.)  Instructions  as  to 
storage,  care,  inspections,  etc.,  of  smokeless  powder.  (D,  R.  C.  A., 
969-979.)  Smokeless  powder  will  not  be  used  for  blank  charges, 
and  will  not  be  exposed  to  the  direct  rays  of  the  sun.  (G.  O.  22. 
W.  D.,  1911,  p.  13,  and  par.  5,  1.) 

Unless  there  are  instructions  to  the  contrary  the  charges  to  be 
used  during  each  target  season  will  be  taken  from  those  lots  of  powder 
of  earliest  date  of  manufacture  on  hand  in  the  artillery  district,  no 
matter  whether  they  be  marked  for  reserve  or  for  target  practice, 
(G.  O.  22,  W.  D.,  1911,  par.  5,  b.) 

Powder  of  the  same  lot  shall  be  used  for  each  series  of  shots  from 
a  battery,  including  trial  shots.     (D.  R.  C.  A.,  663.) 

Powder  marked  for  one  caliber  or  piece  must  not  be  used  for  any 
other  caliber  or  piece  of  different  chamber  capacity.  (D.  R.  C.  A., 
664.) 

In  any  case  in  which  poor  practice  is  believed  to  have  been  caused 
by  defective  powder  a  special  detailed  report  shall  be  made  to  the 
Chief  of  Ordnance  through  military  channels.  (D.  R.  C.  A.,  665.) 
,  Black  powder  must  never  be  stored  with  other  explosives.  (D,  R. 
C.  A.,  911.) 

356.  Proyec«iZ65.— Cleaning:  Projectiles  shall  be  cleaned  carefully 
before  being  inserted  in  the  bore,  lubricant  removed,  and  the  bour- 
releta  freed  of  paint.     (D.  R.  C.  A.,  666.) 

Marking  of  projectiles.     (G.  O.  5  and  89,  W.  D.,  1907.) 


AMMUNITION.  87 

The  last  paragraph  of  G.  0.  89,  W.  D.,  1907,  requires  officers 
having  charge  of  armor  or  deck-piercing  projectiles  to  see  that  all 
marks  of  identification  are  promptly  renewed  when  effaced  or 
rendered  illegible,  which  would  require  not  only  the  lot  numbers 
to  be  renewed  when  necessary,  but  also  the  projectiles  to  be 
repainted  with  the  distinctive  colors  showing  the  type  of  projectile. 
These  distinctive  colors  are  described  in  Ordnance  Phamphlets 
Nos.  1868  and  1877.  (Chief  of  Ordnance,  Dec.  29,  1909;  13799, 
O.  I.  G.) 

In  view  of  the  importance  of  having  the  lot  numbers  on  the  pro- 
jectiles in  a  permanent  form,  armament  officers  will  be  instructed 
to  have  them  stamped  in  small  figures  on  the  bands.  (Chief  of 
Ordnance,  Mar.  31,  1910;  13600,  O.  I.  G.) 

Distinguishing  marks  for  shrapnel  for  3-inch  field  gun,  powder- 
charged  shell,  and  high-explosive  shell.     (G.  0.  110,  W.  D.,  1907.) 

Painting  of  projectiles.     (Cir.  43,  A.  G.  0.,  1902;  D.  R.  C.  A.,  880.) 

In  case  the  magazines  or  galleries  in  which  the  projectiles  are 
stored  are  wet,  the  projectiles  will  be  slushed  after  painting.  (G.  O. 
22,  W.  D.,  1911,  par.  4,  c.) 

Storing  and  piling  of  projectiles:  When  stored  in  magazines 
after  removal  from  the  wooden  packing  boxes,  projectiles  will  be 
placed  on  skids  or  rails  in  such  a  manner  that  the  rotating  band 
does  not  support  the  weight  of  the  projectile.  If  necessary  to  pile 
projectiles,  the  layers  will  be  separated  from  each  other  by  a  wooden 
frame,  in  such  a  manner  that  the  rotating  bands  do  not  support  any 
weight.  Proper  precautions  will  be  taken  to  see  that  rotating  bands 
are  not  burred  or  deformed  in  handling.  (G.  0.  22,  W.  D.,  1911, 
par.  4,  c.)  Projectiles  will  always  be  piled  with  points  to  the  wall 
and  base  out,  so  that  they  may  be  easily  inspected  and  fused.  (Cir. 
43,  A.  G.  0.,  1902;  D.  R.  C.  A.,  878.) 

357.  Steel  projectiles  with  or  without  bursting  charge  of  high 
explosive  issued  to  the  seacoast  fortifications  as  part  of  their  reserve 
ammunition  will  not  be  used  in  target  practice  or  other  firings 
without  special  authority.     (G.  O.  92,  W.  D.,  1904.) 

858.  Method  of  repairing  and  altering  dummy  projectiles  to 
prevent  sticking  during  drill.  (Artillery  Bulletin  No.  60  (serial 
No.  71),  Aug.  7,  1909.) 

359.  Reserve  supply  of  small-arms  ammunition  per  man  (author- 
ized strength),  to  be  kept  on  hand  at  all  times,  is:  180  rounds  rifle 
ball  cartridges;  40  rounds  revolver  ball  cartridges.  (Secretary  of 
War,  Aug.  10,  1907;  12646,  0.  I.  G.) 


W  AMMUNITION. 

360.  Expenditure  of  ammunition.     (A.  R.,  1550-1553.) 

361.  Where  hunting  for  large  game  is  practicable  the  men  will 
be  encouraged  to  hunt,  and  for  this  purpose  company  commanders 
may  permit  their  men  to  purchase  cartridges,  if  the  supply  war- 
rants it,  such  sales  to  be  accounted  for  on  the  returns  of  ordnance. 
(A.  R.,  365.) 

362.  Frequent  inspections  will  be  made  by  company  command- 
ers to  see  that  no  cartridges  are  lost;  and  if  any  soldier  can  not 
satisfactorily  account  for  all  his  ammunition  he  will  be  disciplined 
in  addition  to  being  charged  with  the  cost  of  the  loss.  Special  care 
will  be  taken  not  to  have  cartridges  left  where  unauthorized  per- 
sons entering  barracks  might  steal  them.  (G.  O.  26,  Philippines 
Division,  1906.)  The  precautions  taken  are  fairly  subject  to  in- 
quiry of  inspectors  elsewhere  than  in  the  Philippines.     (0.  I.  G.) 

363.  There  is  nothing  in  regulations  warranting  the  conclusion 
that  it  is  forbidden  to  store  small-arms  ammunition  in  company 
store  or  property  rooms,  and  unless  there  is  some  special  and  ex- 
ceptional condition  existing  making  it  dangerous,  the  fact  that 
such  ammunition  is  stored  in  a  company  storeroom  should  not  be 
reported  as  a  "defect"  by  an  inspector.  (Secretary  of  War,  Sept. 
14,  1908;  12505,  0.  I.  G.) 

364.  Original  packages  containing  blank  cartridges — ]>rocedure 
when  first  opened.     (G.  O.  182,  W.  D.,  1905.) 

ANNUAL   REPORTS. 

366.  Of  division  inspectors  general.  (A.  R.,  897.)  See  par.  17, 
ante. 

366.  Of  division  commander.  (A.  R.,  191;  G.  O.,  A.  G.  O.,  89, 
1901,  and  47,  1902;  Cir.  M,  W.  D.,  July  7,  1910.) 

367.  Of  chiefs  of  bureaus.  (G.  0.,  A.  G.  O.,  89,  1901,  and  47, 
1902;  W.  D.  Cir.  B,  Jan.  30,  1906;  Cir.  G,  Apr.  27,  1906;  and  Cir. 
M,  July  7,  1910.) 

368.  In  order  that  the  Chief  of  Staff  may  effectively  exercise 
the  coordinating  and  supervisory  authority,  vested  in  him  by 
statute,  the  annual  reports  of  division  and  department  command- 
ers and  bureau  chiefs,  as  well  as  the  annual  reports  of  the  Super- 
intendent of  the  Military  Academy,  the  service  schools,  and  other 
subordinate  commanders,  will  be  submitted  to  him  for  the  con- 
sideration of  the  Secretary  of  War  prior  to  publication.  (G.  O. 
68,  W.  D.,  1911.) 


ARMS  AND  EQUIPMENTS.  89 

For  commissioned  officers. 

369.  Arms  and  equipments  for  officers  are  prescribed  in  Uniform 
Regulations. 

List  of  arms  and  equipments  that  are  required  to  be  in  possession 
of  officers.  (U.  R.,  pp.  54,  55.)  For  the  purpose  of  inspection  the 
Avhole  equipment  may  be  required.     (U.  R.,  p.  54.) 

For  articles  that  officers  may  draw  from  the  Ordnance  Department 
for  their  official  use,  see  A.  R.,  1544.  For  horse  equipments  issued 
to  officers  below  the  grade  of  major,  required  to  be  mounted,  see  par. 
379,  jpost. 

370.  All  officers  Avill  provide  themselves  with  the  arms  and  per- 
sonal and  hoi-se  equipments  pertaining  to  their  rank  and  duty,  and 
maintain  them  thoroughly  neat  and  serviceable.     (U.  R.,  36.) 

371.  It  is  the  duty  of  the  district  commander,  Coast  Artillery 
Corps,  not  only  to  inspect  and  verify  the  equipment  of  officers  on  duty 
in  his  district,  but  to  see  that  they  provide  themselves  with  the 
articles  prescribed.  (Secretary  of  War,  Mar.  23, 1910;  13990,  O.  I.  G.) 
For  inspection  and  verification  of  arms  and  equipments  of  officers  by 
post,  regimental  and  other  commanders,  see  pars.  1070-1072,  post. 

372.  The  officer's  saber  is  attached  to  the  left  side  of  the  saddle, 
except  when  in  full  dress  or  unless  otherwise  directed.  (C.  D.  R., 
276.) 

373.  In  the  field  dismounted  officers  will  wear  the  pistol  instead 
of  the  saber.     (U.  R.,  97.) 

374.  The  blanket  will  not  be  carried  on  the  saddle  by  officers 
merely  for  purposes  of  inspection.     (U.  R.,  88.) 

375.  The  sale  of  signal  equipments  to  officers  is  authorized  by 
A.  R.,  1586.  (For  information  as  to  field  glasses  and  their  purchase 
by  officers  from  the  Signal  Corps,  see  G.  O.  178,  W.  D.,  1910, 
amending  pars.  481  and  482,  Signal  Corps  Manual  No.  7,  1909.) 

376.  The  field  glass  of  the  visual-signal  outfit  issued  to  each 
company  of  infantry,  coast  artillery,  and  Philippine  Scouts,  troop 
of  cavalry,  and  machine-gun  platoon  is  not  issued  for  the  personal 
use  of  an  officer,  and  will  not  be  used  in  lieu  of  the  officer's  personal 
field  glass.     (G.  O.  16,  W.  D.,  ]910;  U.  R.,  p.  41.) 

377.  A  clothing  roll  for  the  use  of  officers  will  be  kept  on  hand  by 
the  Quartermaster's  Department  for  sale  to  them.  (Cir.  3,  W.  D., 
1910;  U.  R.,  p.  54.) 


IQ  ARMS  AND  EQUIPMENTS. 

A  canvas  bucket  and  a  canvas  basin  for  the  use  of  officers,  will  be 
kept  on  hand  by  the  Q.  M.  Dept.for  sale  to  them.  (G.  O.  136, 
W.  D.,  1911.) 

Officers'  canvas  bedding  rolls,  for  use  in  the  field,  will  be  kept  on 
hand  by  the  Quartermaster's  Department  for  sale  to  officers.  (Cir. 
22,  W.  D.,  1909;  U.  R.,  p.  54.)    Also  see  under  "Baggage,"  p.  112. 

378.  Officers'  equipment  for  small-arms  range  practice.  (Pars. 
92  and  96,  Prov.  S.  A.  F.  M.) 

379.  The  following  articles  will  constitute  a  set  of  horse  equip- 
ments for  issue  to  officers  below  the  grade  of  major,  required  to  be 
mounted,  pursuant  to  the  act  approved  May  11,  1908:  1  curb  bridle, 
officer's,  model  of  1909;  1  halter  headstall;  1  halter  strap;  1  saddle, 
officer's  (McClellan  or  WTiitman);  1  currycomb;  1  horse  brush; 
1  link;  1  lariat;  1  lariat  strap;  1  nosebag;  1  picket  pin;  1  saddlebags;  1 
saddle  blanket;  1  surcingle;  1  pair  spurs,  officer's;  1  pair  spur  straps, 
officer's,  russet;  1  pair  spur  straps,  officer's,  black;  1  pair  saber  straps, 
officer's,  russet;  1  saddlecloth,  service  (with  insignia);  1  horse  cover, 
or  horse-cover  blanket  lined.  If  an  officer  below  the  grade  of  major 
provides  himself  with  two  suitable  mounts,  one  additional  halter 
headstall  and  halter  strap,  and  one  additional  horse  cover,  or  horse- 
cover  blanket  lined,  may  be  issued  to  him.  (G.  0. 239,  W.  D.,  1909, 
modified  by  G.  0.  47,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

380.  Disposition  to  be  made  of  the  dark-blue  saddlecloths  issued 
under  A.  R.,  1542,  1910.     (G.  O.  69,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

381.  In  view  of  probable  changes  in  horse  equipments  that  may 
be  made  as  a  result  of  the  work  of  the  cavalry  equipment  board, 
the  provisions  of  paragraph  1542,  Army  Regulations,  which  require 
an  officer  to  whom  horse  equipments  have  been  issued  to  turn  them 
in  on  promotion  to  field  rank,  are  waived.  Such  officers  will  be 
allowed  to  retain  their  equipment  and  account  for  it  as  heretofore 
until  such  time  as  the  new  equipment  is  available  for  sale.  (Cir. 
Letter,  W.  D.,  A.  G.  O.,  July  5,  1911;  15317,  O.  I.  G.) 

In  view  of  the  anticipated  adoption  of  horse  equipments  of  a 
new  design  as  a  result  of  the  recommendations  of  the  cavalry  equip- 
ment board,  all  officers  of  field  rank,  who,  for  any  cause  may  not  be 
provided  with  serviceable  horse  equipments  at  the  present  time, 
will  be  granted  the  privilege  of  drawing  one  set  of  horse  equipments 
from  the  Ordnance  Department,  and  will  be  allowed  to  retain  them 
until  such  time  as  the  new  equipments  are  available  for  sale.  (Cir. 
Letter,  W.  D.,  A.  G.  O.,  Sept.  6,  1911;  15317— A,  O.  I.  G.) 

882.  Majors  of  Philippine  Scouts  are  not  entitled  to  the  issue  of 
horse  equipments  under  the  provisions  of  the  act  approved  May  11, 


ARMS  AND  EQTJIPMENTS.  91 

1908.     (Secretary  of  War,  Nov.  29,  1910;  Cir.  3,  Dept.  of  the  Visayas, 
1911.) 

383.  Issue  of  horse  equipments  for  a  dismounted  officer  while 
temporarily  detailed  on  mounted  duty  for  which  he  does  not  receive 
mounted  pay.     (Cir.  7,  W.  D.,  1907.) 

For  enlisted  men  and  organizations. 

384.  The  arms  and  equipments  for  United  States  troops  are  pre- 
scribed in  G.  O.  23,  W.  D.,  1906,  and  the  following  orders,  etc., 
amending  or  modifying  same: 

Field  Artillery:  Arms  and  equipments  of  enlisted  men,  horse 
equipments,  and  method  of  packing  and  transporting  the  service 
kit,  light  and  horse  batteries.  (W.  D.  G.  O.  114,  142,  1909;  206, 
1910.)  Bolo  and  sheath  prescribed  for  each  enlisted  man  of  a 
mountain  battery.     (G.  O.  172,  W.  D.,  1908.)     See  par.  416,  post. 

Machine-gun  platoon,  or  machine-gun  company.  (W.  D.  G.  O. 
172,  1908;  149,  1910.) 

Provisional  machine-gun  troop.     (G.  O.  149,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

Engineers,  master  gunners,  and  firemen,  Coast  Artillery  Corps. 
<G.  0.  255,  W.  D.,  1907.)  See  G.  O.  233,  W.  D.,  1909,  as  to  the  arms 
and  equipments  which  post  noncommissioned  staff  and  noncommis- 
sioned staff  officers  (except  sergeants  major)  of  the  Coast  Artillery 
Corps  are  required  to  have  in  their  possession. 

Hospital  Corps.     (G.  O.  149,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

Field  kit:  Slicker  prescribed  for  mounted  troops  instead  of  poncho. 
(G.  O.  108,  W.  D.,  1908,  p.  1,  and  subsequent  annual  clothing  price 
lists.)  Housewife  issued  by  the  Subsistence  Department  to  each 
squad,  to  be  packed  in  the  surplus  kit  bag  (A.  R.  1237,  sec.  11;  G.  0. 
147,  W.  D.,  1911.)  See  par.  353,  ante,  as  to  change  from  G.  O.  23, 
W.  D.,  1906,  in  number  of  rounds  of  ammunition  to  be  carried. 

Surplus  kit:  One  extra  pair  of  shoe  laces  and  one  sweater  added. 
(G.  0.  147,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

385.  When  under  arms,  every  enlisted  man  will  carry  the  arms 
pertaining  to  his  grade  and  branch  of  service.     (U.  R.,  p.  50.) 

386.  WTien  attached  to  the  saddle,  the  rifle  will  be  habitually 
carried  on  the  left  side  of  the  saddle,  barrel  up,  and  the  saber  on  the 
right  side  of  the  saddle.  This  rule  will  also  apply  when  either  arm 
is  used  alone.     (C.  D.  R.,  276.) 

387.  In  the  field  dismounted  noncommissioned  staff  officers  will 
wear  the  pistol  instead  of  the  saber.     (U.  R.,  97.) 

388.  Revolvers  do  not  constitute  part  of  the  habitual  equipment 
of  sergeants  of  infantry,  coast  artillery,  engineers,  and  ordnance, 


«r  ARMS  AND  EQUIPMENTS. 

either  in  garrison  or  in  the  field,  but  are  kept  on  hand  in  the  com- 
pany for  issue  when  required.     (G.  O.  23,  W.  D.,  1906.) 

389.  Until  the  infantry  equipment,  model  1910,  is  issued,  first 
sergeants  of  infantry,  and  of  troops  armed  as  infantry,  will  be 
armed  with  the  revolver  only.     (G.  O.  164,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

390.  The  school  detachments  provided  for  in  G.  O.  118,  W.  D., 
1909,  as  amended  by  G.  O.  25,  W.  D.,  1910,  are  regarded  as  organi- 
zations not  armed  with  the  rifle  within  the  meaning  of  paragraph 
1365,  Army  Regulations,  1908,  as  amended  by  G.  O.  21,  W.  D., 
1909  [A.  R.  1368,  1910].     (Cir.  33,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

391.  Equipment  to  be  carried  by  the  soldier  in  small-arms  range 
practice.     (Pars.  92  and  216,  Prov.  S.  A.  F.  M.) 

392.  It  is  not  necessary  that  rifles  be  carried  by  members  of 
machine-gun  platoons  during  machine-gun  drill.  (Secretary  of  War, 
Sept.  13,  1909;  12098,  0.  I.  G.) 

393.  The  bolo  and  scabbard  are  prescribed  for  enlisted  men  of  a 
mountain  battery,  machine-gun  platoon,  and  machine-gun  com- 
pany or  troop.  (W.  D.  G.  O.  172,  1908;  149,  1910.)  The  bolo  will 
be  worn  on  the  person,  suspended  from  the  waist  belt  on  the  left 
side.    (G.  O.  172,  W.  D.,  1908.) 

Ten  bolos  and  scabbards  are  required  as  part  of  the  equipment  of 
each  troop,  battery,  and  company  of  engineers.  Signal  Corps,  and 
infantry  serving  in  the  Philippines  division,  and  40  bolos  for  each 
company  of  Philippine  Scouts.     (G.  O.  1,  P.  D.,  1909,  par  282.) 

394.  Coast  artillery  enlisted  men  turned  out  for  inspection  will 
not  be  provided  with  either  field  or  surplus  kits  as  such,  except  in 
immediate  preparation  for  active  duty  in  the  field  as  infantry  when 
specifically  designated  for  such  duty  by  orders  from  the  War  Depart- 
ment. In  the  latter  case  they  will  draw  intrenching  tools,  but  at 
other  times  they  will  not  be  provided  with  them.  (Secretary  of 
War,  June  9,  1906;  10821,  0.  I.  G.) 

396.  Blanket  roll:  How  made  up.  (C.  D.  R.,  189;  I.  D.  R.  (1904), 
486;  horse  and  light  artillerymen,  G.  0. 142,  W.  D.,  1909.)  Articles 
to  be  carried.  (G.  O.  23,  W.  D.,  1906,  amended  by  W.  D.  G.  O.  108, 
1908,  and  142,  1909.)  How  carried  on  saddle.  (U.  R.,  88.) 
Infantry  equipment  pack.     (I.  D.  R.  of  1911,  747.) 

396.  Personal  equipments,  how  worn  or  carried:  Canteen  (U.  R., 
63);  fork  (U.  R.,  87);  haversack  (U.  R.,  77);  knife  (U.  R.,  87);  meat 
can  (U.  R.,  87);  spoon  (U.  R.,  87);  tin  cup  (U.  R.,  111). 

397.  Surplus  kit  bags:  Allowance;  articles  to  be  carried;  how 
packed  and  marked.  In  garrison  the  bags  are  to  be  kept  packed 
and  stored  habitually  in  the  storeroom  of  the  organization.     In  the 


ARMS  AND  EQUIPMENTS.  93 

field  when  not  on  the  wagon  the  bag  will  be  kept  habitually  at  the 
tent  of  the  squad  leader,  who  is  responsible  for  its  condition  and  will 
supervise  packing  and  unpacking.  (G.  O.  147,  W.  D.,  1911;  U.  R., 
102,  110.) 

398.  Orderlies  will  wear  side  arms.  In  garrison  musician  order- 
lies will  wear  only  the  belt;  with  the  dress  or  full-dress  uniform  they 
will  wear  white  gloves.     (U.  R.,  30.) 

399.  Equipments  for  moimted  orderlies  of  infantry  regiments. 
(G.  O.  186,  W.  D.,  1906;  W.  D.  Cir.  8,  1907;  76,  1909.) 

400.  Machine-gun  platoon:  Gun  equipment,  range  finders,  pack 
outfit,  tools,  etc.  (G.  O.  113,  W.  D.,  1906;  Pamphlet  No.  1770, 
Handbook  of  the  Maxim  Automatic  Machine  Gun,  issued  by  Ord- 
nance Department.)  High-power  field  glass.  (Cir.  43,  W.  D., 
1909.)  Visual  signaling  outfit.  (G.  0. 16,  W.  D.,  1910.)  For  arms 
and  equipments  of  the  men,  see  pars.  384,  393,  ante. 

401.  The  Ordnance  Department  will  supply  on  requisition  two 
telescopic  musket  sights,  model  of  1908,  to  each  troop  of  cavalry  and 
company  of  infantry  that  is  equipped  with  the  United  States  maga- 
zine rifle,  model  of  1903.  Instructions  as  to  their  issue  to  two  expert 
riflemen,  reporting  excesses  or  deficiencies  in  the  authorized  allow- 
ance thereof,  supervision  of  redistribution  by  the  department  com- 
mander, etc.     (G.  O.  206,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

402.  Four  gallery  practice  rifles  and  100  holders  are  allowed  to 
each  organization.     (G.  O.  12,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

One  United  States  magazine  rifle,  fitted  with  Maxim  silencer, 
will  be  issued  without  requisition  to  each  company  of  infantry, 
engineers,  coast  artillery,  and  signal  corps,  and  to  each  troop  of 
cavalry,  for  use  in  the  instruction  of  recruits  in  target  practice. 
(G.  O.  166,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

403.  For  use  in  guarding  prisoners  confined  at  military  posts  the 
service  rifles  and  guard  cartridges  are  used ;  but  for  the  United  States 
Military  Prison,  Fort  Leavenworth,  Kans. ;  for  the  Pacific  Branch, 
United  States  Military  Prison,  Alcatraz  Island,  Cal.,  and  for  the 
prison  guard  at  Fort  William  McKinley,  Rizal,  P.  I.,  repeating  shot- 
guns are  provided.     (G.  0.  12,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

404.  Shotguns  for  hunting  purposes  will  be  issued  only  to  troops 
stationed  in  Alaska.     (G.  O.  81,  W.  D.,  1908.) 

405.  United  States  magazine  rifles,  caliber  .30,  model  1903,  may 
be  used  in  swimming  or  wall-scaling  exercises,  but  company  com- 
manders will  be  held  responsible  therefor.  The  rifles  will  be  care- 
fully prepared  for  swimming  exercises  by  the  use  of  plenty  of  oil, 
cosmoline,  or  other  suitable  substance,  and  after  each  swimming 


^#  ARMS  AND  EQUIPMENTS. 

exercise  will  be  carefully  cleaned  and  dried.  In  the  wall-scaling 
exercise  the  rifle  will  not  be  thrown  from  the  wall,  but  will  be  taken 
from  the  top  of  the  wall  to  the  ground  on  the  person  of  the  soldier 
to  whom  it  belongs  in  such  a  manner  as  to  be  ready  for  immediate 
use  on  reaching  the  ground.     (G.  O.  43,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

406.  The  Ordnance  Department  will  issue  on  requisition  one  sub- 
target  gun  machine  to  each  squadron  of  cavalry  and  battalion  of 
infantry,  and  not  to  exceed  10  recording  rifle  rod  outfits  for  small 
arms  sighting  and  aiming  instruction  to  each  troop  of  cavalry  and  to 
each  company  of  infantry,  coast  artillery,  engineers,  and  signal 
corps.    (Cir.  15,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

407.  The  Ordnance  Department  will  issue  on  requisition  "Per- 
fection target  spotters,"  as  follows:  To  each  company  of  infantry, 
troop  of  cavalry,  and  company  of  engineers,  8  for  target  A,  8  for 
target  B,  and  4  for  target  C,  and  to  each  company  of  coast  artillery, 
10  for  target  A.     (G.  O.  16,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

408.  One  Weldon  range  finder,  with  60-foot  steel  tape  and  4 
aiming  devices,  will  be  issued  to  each  company  of  infantry  and 
engineers  and  to  each  troop  of  cavalry.     (G.  O.  104,  W.  D.,  1906.) 

409.  The  blacksmith's  tools  that  are  now  authorized  for  issue  to 
a  machine-gun  platoon  will  be  issued  by  the  Ordnance  Department 
for  the  use  of  the  noncommissioned  staff  and  band  of  each  cavalry 
and  field  artillery  regiment.     (Cir.  76,  W.  D.,  1908.) 

410.  Identification  tag  is  to  be  worn  by  each  ofiicer  and  enlisted 
man,  suspended  from  the  neck  underneath  the  clothing,  whenever 
the  field  kit  is  worn.  At  other  times  it  will  be  habitually  kept  in 
the  possession  of  the  owner.  Tags  and  tapes  are  furnished  gratu- 
itously by  the  Quartermaster's  Department  to  enlisted  men  and  at 
cost  price  to  officers.  Steel  dies  for  stamping  tags  are  furnished  by 
the  Ordnance  Department.  (G.  O.  204,  W.  D.,  1906;  Cir.  45,  W.  D., 
1907;  U.  R.,  78.)  The  foregoing  instructions  do  not  apply  to  recruits 
before  their  assignment  to  organizations,  to  members  of  recruiting 
parties  at  general  recruiting  stations,  or  to  members  of  permanent 
parties  at  general  recruit  depots.     (Cir.  33,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

411.  The  Ordnance  Department  will  furnish,  upon  requisition, 
leather  waist  belt  adapters  for  use  with  waist  belts  and  bayonet 
Bcabbards.     (Cir.  31,  W.  D.,  1907.) 

412.  Saber  belts  for  members  of  bands  to  be  of  enamel  leather  of 
color  of  corps  or  arm  of  service.     (U.  R.,  6.) 

418.  Saber  belts  and  cartridge-carrying  devices,  when  worn  with 
the  overcoat,  will  be  worn  outside  the  overcoat.     (U.  R.,  59  (e).) 


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414.  Belts  for  enlisted  men  on  duty  at  general  recruiting  stations 
and  when  to  be  worn.     (U.  R.,  38,  59  (f).) 

415.  Tentative  method  of  holding  and  adjusting  the  reins  of  the 
bit  and  bridoon  prescribed  for  such  organizations  as  are  equipped 
with  same,  and  for  individual  officers  who  have  provided  themselves 
with  the  type  of  double  bridle  furnished  by  the  Ordnance  Depart- 
ment.    (G.  0.  146,  W.  D.,  1906.) 

416.  Snaffle  bits  will  hereafter  be  used  on  draft  horses  of  field 
artillery,  except  on  such  animals  as  may  be  unmanageable  without 
the  curb  bit.  In  addition  to  the  snaffle  bits  issued  with  the  harness, 
20  curb  bits  for  each  battery  will  constitute  the  regular  allowance 
for  use  with  draft  horses,  and  this  allowance  will  not  be  exceeded 
except  upon  approved  requisitions  setting  forth  the  necessity  for 
the  issue.     (G.  O.  114,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

417.  Cavalry  saddle:  how  packed,  articles  carried,  etc.  (C.  D. 
R.  190;  W.  D.  G.  0.  23,  1906;  U.  R.,  69,  87,  88,  94.) 

418.  In  garrison,  the  signal  "To  horse"  will  not  include  packing 
the  saddle  unless  specially  directed,  but  in  the  field,  "To  horse" 
will  include  packing  the  saddle  in  accordance  with  paragraph  465, 
Cavab-y  Drill  Regulations.  (W.  D.  dec,  Jan.  21,  1911;  14903,  O. 
I.G.) 

419.  Saddle  blankets,  before  being  folded  and  put  in  the  store- 
room after  use,  will  be  dried  thoroughly.  When  in  constant  use  they 
will  be  washed  at  least  once  a  month  and  will  be  folded  so  that  the 
side  next  to  the  horse  will  be  changed  frequently.  (Cir.  47,  W.  D., 
1909.) 

420.  A  set  of  articles  of  equipment  furnished  by  the  Ordnance 
Department  will  be  kept  in  the  office  of  the  chief  of  ordnance  of 
every  territorial  division.     (U.  R.,  45.) 

421.  Enlisted  men  will  not  take  their  arms  apart  except  by 
permission  of  a  commissioned  officer  under  proper  supervision, 
and  only  in  the  manner  prescribed  in  the  descriptive  pamphlet 
of  the  arm  issued  by  the  Ordnance  Department.     (A.  R.,  292.) 

422.  Company  commanders  should  exercise  a  careful  super- 
vision of  all  dismounting  and  assembling  of  the  magazine  rifle, 
particularly  in  cases  where  any  part  is  injured.  The  authorized 
dismounting  and  assembling  by  the  soldier,  described  in  the  rules 
for  the  management  of  the  rifle,  should  be  confined  to  what  is  neces- 
sary only  for  instruction  under  proper  supervision,  or  for  the  neces- 
sary cleaning  of  the  arm.     (G.  0.  21,  A.  G.  O.,  1895.) 

423.  The  use  of  tompions  in  small  arms  is  forbidden.  (A.  R., 
292.) 


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424.  Attempts  to  beautify  or  change  the  finish  of  arms  is  for- 
bidden, but  the  application  of  raw  linseed  oil  to  the  wood  parts 
is  allowed.     (A.  R.,  292.) 

The  use  of  any  cleaning  or  preserving  material  in  the  care  and 
preservation  of  service  arms,  other  than  that  furnished  by  the 
Ordnance  Department  for  the  purpose,  is  strictly  prohibited.  (Cir. 
37,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

425.  Instructions  for  the  care,  cleaning  of  bore,  etc.,  of  the  United 
States  magazine  rifle,  caliber  .30,  model  of  1903.  (Cir.  37,  W.  D., 
1910.) 

426.  Officers  inspecting  troops  should  not  require  small  arms 
to  be  free  from  oil.     (Cir.  12,  W.  D.,  1905.) 

427.  Equipments,  how  marked.  (A.  R.,  257,  295;  Cir.  86,  W.  D., 
1907.)  Battalion  and  squadron  identification  marks  for  trunk  lock- 
ers.    (G.  O.  186,  W.  D.,  1910.)     See  also  par.  448,  post. 

428.  Articles  will  not  be  marked  with  the  number  of  the  men 
in  the  Hospital  and  Signal  Corps,  except  the  articles  issued  to  men 
assigned  to  field  companies  of  the  Signal  Corps.     (A,  R.,  295.) 

429.  Gun  and  carriage  equipment  for  field  artillery.  (W.  D. 
G.  O.  162,  1904;  131,  1907;  72,  216,  1910;  Ordnance  Department 
pamphlets  No.  1659,  Handbook  of  the  3-inch  Field  Artillery  Mate- 
rial; No.  1771,  Handbook  of  the  4.7-inch  Gun  Material,  model  1906; 
and  No. 1761,  Description  of  the  2.95-inch  Mountain  Gun,  Carriage, 
and  Pack  Outfit.) 

430.  Fire-control  equipment  for  field  artillery:  Supplied  by  the 
Ordnance  Department.  (G.  O.  96,  W.  D.,  1906,  par.  1.)  By  the 
Signal  Corps.     (G.  O.  159,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

431.  Previous  to  drills,  inspections,  and  ceremonies  the  field 
glasses,  watches,  and  compasses  prescribed  for  field  artillery  by  G.  O. 
159,  W,  D.,  1911,  will  be  issued  to  the  personnel  mentioned  in  that 
order  and  form  part  of  their  equipment.  After  the  drills,  inspec- 
tions, and  ceremonies  the  field  glasses,  watches,  and  compasses  will 
be  turned  in  to  the  officer  charged  with  the  care  of  these  articles . 
(G.  O.  159,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

432.  Equipment  for  an  Engineer  company  furnished  by  the 
Engineer  Department.     (E.  R.,  543.) 

433.  Allowance  of  reconnaissance  instruments  and  other  engi- 
neer equipments  furnished  by  the  Engineer  Department  to  organi- 
zations and  posts.  (G.  O.  73,  W.  D.,  1907,  amended  by  G.  O.  51 
and  145,  1909;  G.  O.  221,  W.  D.,  1907,  modified  by  G.  O.  8  and  59, 
W.  D.,  1910.) 

434.  The  allowances  of  engineer  equipments  authorized  by  G.  O. 
221,  W.  D.,  1907,  are  for  field  service  in  peace  and  war,  and  should 


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be  kept  on  hand  and  as  nearly  intact  as  practicable  at  all  times. 
(Par.  3,  G.  O.  221,  W.  D.,  1907.) 

436.  Ordinarily  no  engineer  equipment  will  be  furnished  to 
companies  of  seacoast  artillery.  Should  extraordinary  circum- 
stances compel  the  use  of  this  arm  as  a  mobile  force,  the  prescribed 
allowance  for  the  corresponding  mobile  arm  will  be  allotted  to  the 
companies  so  employed.     (Par.  3,  G.  0.  221,  W.  D.,  1907.) 

436.  The  issue  of  reconnaissance  instruments  to  companies  of  the 
Coast  Artillery  Corps  shall  only  be  made  when  such  companies  are 
designated  for  duty  as  infantry.     (G.  0.  51,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

437.  No  separate  engineering  outfit,  except  reconnaissance 
outfits  and  odometers,  will  be  furnished  to  the  field  artillery,  but 
the  general  equipment  of  implements  and  tools  to  be  furnished  to 
the  batteries  by  the  Ordnance  Department  will  serve  in  lieu  thereof. 
(Par.  3,  G.  0.  221,  W.  D.,  1907.) 

438.  Commanding  officers  will  see  that  the  organizations  under 
their  command  are  at  all  times  fully  supplied  with  the  engineer 
reconnaissance  equipment  prescribed  in  orders  of  the  War  Depart- 
ment, that  the  equipment  is  in  good  order  and  repair,  and  that 
selected  officers  and  enlisted  men  are  instructed  in  its  use.  (A,  R., 
456.) 

439.  Equipment  for  the  Medical  Department — report  of  joint 
board  of  medical  officers  of  the  Army  and  Navy,  approved  by  the 
Secretary  of  War.     (G.  O.  84,  W.  D.,  1906.)    See  M.  M.  D. 

440.  Field  hospitals  and  ambulance  companies.     (M.  M.  D.,  152.) 

441.  When  ambulance  companies  are  organized,  there  will  be 
issued  to  the  commanding  officer  of  each  such  company,  upon 
requisition — 

12  revolvers,  caliber  .38,  model  1903, 

12  boxes,  cartridge,  revolver,  caliber  .38, 

12  holsters,  revolver,  Colt,  caliber  .38, 
and  the  requisite  number  of  cartridges,  ball,  caliber  .38,  for  use 
therewith,  not  to   exceed   40    rounds   for   each   revolver   issued. 
(G.  O.  82,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

442.  In  order  that  they  may  be  kept  in  serviceable  condition, 
complete  and  ready  in  all  respects  for  field  use,  and  that  medical 
officers  and  enlisted  men  of  the  Hospital  Corps  may  familiarize 
themselves  with  the  equipment,  surgeons  at  posts  where  regimental 
field  hospitals  are  placed  will  pitch  these  hospitals  once  in  every 
three  months.     (G.  O.  75,  W.  D.,  1903.) 

Note. — The  following  is  a  list  of  posts  at  which  there  were  regi- 
mental hospitals  September  30,   1911:  Benjamin  Harrison,  Bliss, 

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98  ARMS  AND  EQUIPMENTS. 

Boise  Barracks,  Columbus  Barracks,  Crook,  D.  A.  Russell,  Dee 
Moines,  Douglas,  Ethan  Allen^  Huachuca,  Jay,  Lawton,  Leaven- 
worth, Logan,  Madison  Barracks,  McPherson,  Meade,  Myer,  Ogle- 
thorpe, Plattsburg  Barracks,  Presidio  of  Monterey,  Presidio  of  San 
Francisco,  Riley,  Robinson,  Sam  Houston,  San  Juan,  Schofield 
Barracks,  Sheridan  (2),  Sill,  Snelling,  Vancouver  Barracks,  Wayne, 
W.  H.  Harrison. 

443.  Whenever  there  is  suitable  storage  room  available  at  hos- 
pitals, the  small  articles  listed  in  paragraph  325  of  the  Manual  of 
the  Medical  Department,  1902,  (see  M.  M.  D.,  1911,  par.  870),  such 
as  flags,  tools,  and  stoves,  etc.,  will  be  procured  by  the  surgeon  on 
memorandum  receipt  and  kept  there  with  the  medical  field  equip- 
ment.    (G.  O.  75,  W.  D.,  1903.)  -fi' 

444.  Hospital  Corps  knives  and  scabbards  are  made  to  form  part  of 
the  arms  and  equipments  of  enlisted  men  of  the  Hospital  Corps, 
both  in  garrison  and  in  the  field,  by  G.  O.  23,  W.  D.,  1906,  and 
should  be  worn  at  inspection  in  ranks  under  arms.  (Secretary  of 
War,  Mar.  10,  1910;  13912-A,  O.  I.  G.) 

445.  Horse  equipments  for  mounted  members  of  the  Hospital 
Corps.    (G.  O.  169,  W.  D.,  1911;  M.  M.  D.,  39,  909.) 

446.  Horses  and  horse  equipments  especially  furnished  for  the 
use  of  enlisted  men  of  the  Hospital  Corps  will  be  cared  for  by  such 
enlisted  men.    (Cir.  92,  W.  D.,  1909.)    See  G.  O.  169,  W.  D.,  1911. 

447.  Two  types  of  first-aid  packets  are  supplied  by  the  Med- 
ical Department,  the  field  packet  in  a  sealed  metal  case  and  the 
instruction  packet  in  a  cardboard  box.  The  field  packet  forma 
part  of  the  full  equipment  of  enlisted  men  and  will  be  carried  in 
a  canvas  pouch  (supplied  by  the  Ordnance  Department)  hooked  to 
the  cartridge  belt.  Instructions  as  to  use,  inspection,  accounta- 
bility, allowance  of  instruction  packets,  etc.  (Cirs.  2  and  16,  W.  D., 
1908.  Also  see  G.  O.  23,  W.  D.,  1906.)  For  further  instructions  as 
to  how  carried,  see  U.  R.,  73. 

448.  First-aid  pouches  are  to  be  marked  with  the  small  marking 
outfits  issued  by  the  Ordnance  Department,  as  indicated  in  the 
following  specimen: 

1-F'ld  Art. 
24 

(Secretary  of  War,  Oct.  30,  1908;  12772,  O.  L  G.) 


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449.  Equipments  such  as  canteens,  haversacks,  etc.,  which,  due 
to  changes  in  organization  or  the  transfer  of  enlisted  men,  are  not 
now  correctly  marked  will  be  used  until  they  become  unserviceable, 
when  they  will  be  replaced  by  new  equipments.  (Cir.  33,  A.  G.  O., 
1901.)  Although  this  is  expressed  in  terms  applicable  to  a  past 
date,  the  principle  enunciated  continues  to  be  correct.     (0.  I.  G.) 

The  Ordnance  Department  supplies,  on  requisition,  khaki-colored 
bianco  to  cover  the  markings  on  haversacks  and  canteens,  in  order 
that  new  markings  may  be  placed  thereon,  if  desired.  (Chief  of 
Ordnance,  June  10,  1909;  13124,  O.  I.  G.) 

450.  It  is  forbidden  to  use  any  dressing  or  polishing  material 
on  the  leather  accouterments  or  equipments  of  the  soldier,  the 
horse  equipments  for  cavalry,  or  the  artillery  harness,  except  the 
preparations  supplied  by  the  Ordnance  Department  for  that  purpose. 
(A.R.,293.) 

451.  Instructions  for  the  cleaning  and  preservation  of  leather 
equipments.     (Cir.  23,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

452.  Equipments  will  be  fitted  to  the  men  under  the  direction 
of  an  officer.     All  other  changes  are  prohibited.     (A.  R.,  294.) 

453.  In  quarters  arms  will  be  kept  in  racks  and  accouterments 
and  sabers  will  be  hung  up  by  the  belts,     (A.  R.,  285.) 

454.  Facilities  for  repair  of  arms  and  equipments,  etc.,  furnished 
to  posts  by  the  Ordnance  Department.     (G.  O.  162,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

455.  Nine  whistles  will  be  issued  to  each  infantry  company  of  the 
Regular  Army,  without  requisition,  by  the  Quartermaster's  Depart- 
ment.    (G.  O.  164,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

456.  Equipments  for  troops  in  the  field  furnished  by  the  Quarter- 
master's Department.  (G.  O.  95,  W.  D.,  1908,  amended  by  G.  0. 
120,  157,  W.  D.,  1910,  and  G.  0.  169,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

457.  Blankets  will  be  issued  on  memorandum  receipts  to  com- 
pany and  detachment  commanders  for  use  of  the  men  of  their  com- 
mands. (G.  O.  67,  W.  D.,  1911,  p.  4.)  Allowance,  renovation,  etc., 
of  such  blankets.     (G.  O.  147,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

458.  Commissaries  at  posts  will  keep  on  hand  a  sufficient  quantity 
of  field  cooking  equipment  to  supply  all  organizations  at  the  posts 
and  25  per  cent  additional  as  a  reserve  supply.  (M,  S.  D.,  247;  for 
company  and  detachment  field  ranges  complete,  see  M.  S.  D.,  263, 
264.) 

459.  Commissaries  at  posts  will  supply  the  organizations  thereat 
with  the  necessary  field  ranges,  complete,  on  memorandum  receipts 
of  their  respective  commanding  officers,  who  will  be  responsible  for 
the  care  and  preservation  of  the  property  and  see  that  it  is  kept  prop- 


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erly  cleaned  and  greased,  to  prevent  rust.  The  commanding  officer 
will  cause  this  property  to  be  thoroughly  inspected  once  every 
two  months.     (M.  S.  D.,  248.) 

460.  When  organizations  are  ordered  to  indefinite  field  service 
field  ranges  complete  for  companies  will  be  invoiced  to  the  commis- 
sary of  the  organization,  who  thus  becomes  accountable  for  them  and 
issues  them  on  memorandum  receipts  to  the  company  commanders. 
The  latter  should  not  be  required  to  assume  accountability  for  sub- 
sistence property.     (M.  S.  D.,  249.) 

461.  Instructions  for  preparing  field  range  No.  1  for  pack  trans- 
portation. (Cir.  4,  O.  C.  G.,  1911.)  Instructions  for  installing  and 
operating  field  ranges  Nos.  1  and  2.     (Cir.  10,  O.  C.  G.,  1910.) 

462.  Organization,  personnel,  and  equipment  of  a  field  bakery. 
(M.  S.  D.,  265,  amended  by  G.  O.  105,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

463.  Allowance  of  field  ranges,  field  bakeries,  commissary  chests, 
field  desks,  folding  platform  scales,  and  field  safes,  subsistence  prop- 
erty, to  be  kept  in  possession  of  organizations  for  use  in  permanent 
or  maneuver  camps  and  in  the  field  when  authorized.  (M.  S.  D.,  343, 
amended  by  G.  O.  105,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

464.  Hereafter  a  field  bakery  will  not  normally  form  part  of  a 
division.     (G.  O.  104,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

465.  Instructions  for  handling  field  bakery  equipment.  (Cir.  4, 
O.  C.  G.,  1910.) 

466.  Instructions  for  the  care  and  preservation  of  field  cooking 
and  bakery  equipment,  etc.     (Cir.  2,  O.  C.  G.,  1910.) 

467.  Kitchen  car  equipment  furnished  by  the  Subsistence  Depart- 
ment.    (M.  S.  D.,  266.) 

468.  Portable  gas  cooker  equipment.  (M.  S.  D.,  267.)  Instruc- 
tions in  connection  with  the  use  of  the  portable  gas  cooker.  (Cir. 
7,  O.  C.  G.,  1909.) 

469.  Equipment  for  a  field  company  of  the  Signal  Corps.  (Cir.  3, 
W.  D.,  Signal  Office,  1911;  G.  O.  24,  W.  T>.,  1911.) 

470.  Signal  Corjjs  visual  signaling  equipment  for  a  coast  artillery 
post.     (G.  O.  209,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

471.  The  Signal  Corps  will  issue  to  each  company  of  infantry  and 
Philippine  Scouts,  and  to  each  troop  of  cavalry,  machine-gun  platoon, 
and  company  of  coast  artillery  a  visual  signaling  outfit  consisting  of 
two  flag  kits  (2-foot)  and  two  field  glasses;  to  be  accounted  for  by  the 
organization  commanders,  and  not  to  be  transferred  to  a  post  signal 
officer  or  district  artillery  engineer.  (G.  O.  16,  W.  D.,  1910;  G.  O. 
164,  W.  D.,  1911.) 


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472.  The  visual  signaling  equipment  issued  to  companies  nat- 
umlly  belongs  with  the  men  who  are  "able  to  exchange  messages," 
and  should  be  carried  whenever  organizations  are  equipped  for  the 
field.     (Secretary  of  War,  Oct.  27,  1910;  14576-A,  O.  I.  G.) 

473.  The  placing  of  any  individual  or  organization  identification 
marks  on  Signal  Corps  field  glasses  and  telescopes  or  on  any  portion 
of  the  carrying  cases  of  the  same,  except  on  the  unfinished  side  of  the 
carrying  straps,  is  prohibited.     (G.  O.  51,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

ARMY. 

474.  Reorganization  of  the  line  and  staff  etc.:  Line  and  staff  (act 
Feb.  2,  1901,  31  Stat.  L.,  748-758;  G.  0.  9,  A.  G.  O.,  1901). 

General  Staff  Corps  (act  Feb.  14,  1903,  32  Stat.  L.,  831;  G.  O.  15, 
A.  G.  O.,  1903);  Chief  of  Staff:  Duties,  duration  of  detail,  etc. 
(G.  O.  15,  120,  A.  G.  O.,  1903);  Chief  of  Coast  Artillery  additional 
member  of  the  General  Staff  Corps  (act  Jan.  25, 3907;  34  Stat.  L.,  861; 
G.  O.  24,  W.  D.,  1907.) 

Adjutant  General's  Department.  (Act  Apr.  23,  1904,  33  Stat.  L., 
262;  act  Mar.  2,  1907,  34  Stat.  L.,  1158.) 

Inspector  General's  Department.     (See  pars.  1-4,  ante.) 

Quartermaster's  Department  officers.  (Act  Mar.  3,  1911;  G.  O. 
45,  W.  D.,  1911,  p.  15.) 

Medical  Department.  (Act  Apr.  23,  1908,  35  Stat.  L.,  66;  G.  O. 
67,  W.  D.,  1908.) 

Medical  Corps.  (Act  Apr.  23,  1908,  35  Stat.  L.,  66;  G.  O.  67, 
W.  D.,  1908.) 

Medical  Reserve  Corps.  (Act  Apr.  23,  1908,  35  Stat.  L.,  68; 
G.  O.  67,  W.  D.,  1908;  act  June  22,  1910;  G.  O.  126,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

Dental  Corps.     (Act  Mar.  3,  1911;  G.  O.  45,  W.  D.,  1911,  p.  29.) 

Contract  surgeons.  (Act  Feb.  2,  1901,  31  Stat.  L.,  752;  M.  M.  D., 
44.) 

Hospital  Corps  (act  Mar.  2, 1903,  32  Stat.  L.,  930;  G.  O.  24,  A.  G.  O. 
1903);  acting  cooks  authorized  (act  May  11,  1908,  35  Stat.  L.,  109; 
W.  D.  G.  O.  80,  1908;  65,  1909);  mounted  men  of  the  Hospital  Corps 
(A.  R.  1457;  G.  O.  88,  W.  D.,  1905;  Cir.  52,  W.  D.,  1905;  G.  0.  39, 
W.  D.,  1911). 

Field  hospitals:  Peace  (M.  M.  D.,  149);  war  (M.  M.  D.,  582,  656, 
749). 

Ambulance  companies:  Peace  (M.  M.  D.,  149);  war  (M.  M.  D., 
580,  749). 


102  ARMY. 

Female  Nurse  Corps.  (Act  Feb.  2,  1901,  31  Stat.  L.,  753;  G.  O.  9, 
A.  G.  O.  1901;  act  Mar.  23,  1910;  G.  O.  54,  W.  D.,  1910,  p.  9.) 

Pay  Department:  Paymasters'  clerks.  (Act  Mar.  3,  1911;  G.  O. 
45,  W.  D.,  1911,  p.  13.) 

Corps  of  Engineers.  (Act  Apr.  23,  1904,  33  Stat.  L.,  263;  G.  O. 
76,  W.  D.,  1904;  act  Feb.  27,  1911,  G.  O.  83,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

Ordnance  Department  (act  Jmie  25,  1906,  34  Stat.  L.,  455;  G.  O. 
191,  W.  D.,  1906);  rank  of  officers  detailed  in  (act  Mar.  3,  1909,  35 
Stat.  L.,  751;  G.  0.  49,  W.  D.,  1909,  p.  31). 

Signal  Corps:  Officers  (act  Mar.  2,  1903,  32  Stat.  L.,  932;  G.  O.  24, 
A.  G.  O.,  1903,  p.  9);  enlisted  men  (act  Apr.  23,  1904,  33  Stat.  L., 
261;  G.  0.  76,  W.  D.,  1904,  pp.  4,  5;  act  Mar.  23.  1910;  G.  O.  54, 
W.  D.,  1910,  p.  5). 

Bureau  of  Insular  Affairs.  (Act  July  1,  1902,  32  Stat.  L.,  712; 
act  June  25,  1906,  34  Stat.  L.,  456;  act  Mar.  2,  1907,  34  Stat.  L.,  1162; 
act  Mar.  23,  1910,  G.  O.  54,  W.  D.,  1910,  p.  8.) 

Chaplains.  (Act  Apr.  21,  1904,  33  Stat.  L.,  226;  G.  O.  79,  W.  D., 
1904;  act  June  12,  1906,  34  Stat.  L.,  256;  G.  O.  115,  W.  D.,  1906; 
act  Jan.  25,  1907,  34  Stat.  L.,  864;  G.  O.  24,  W.  D.,  1907.) 

Artillery,  Field  and  Coast.  (Act  Jan.  25,  1907;  34  Stat.  L.,  861; 
G.  O.  24,  W.  D.,  1907.) 

Porto  Rico  Regiment  of  Infantry.  (Act  Apr.  23,  1904,  33  Stat.  L., 
266;  G.  O.  76,  W.  D.,  1904;  act  May  27,  1908,  35  Stat.  L.,  392;  G.  O. 
100  W.  D.,  1908,  p.  70.) 

Philippine  Scouts.     (See  Philippine  Scouts,  p.  166.) 

Indian  Scouts.  (Act  Aug.  12,  1876,  19  Stat.  L.,  131;  G.  O.  88, 
A.  G.  0.,  1876;  act  Feb.  2,  1901,  31  Stat.  L.,  748;  G.  O.  9,  A.  G.O., 
1901.) 

475.  United  States  Military  Academy  band  and  detachments  for 
which  pay  is  appropriated  in  act  approved  March  3,  1911  (G.  O.  45, 
W.  D.,  1911,  pp.  37-39):  Band,  41;  field  musicians,  24;  general  Army 
service,  200;  cavalry  detachment,  100;  artillery  detachment,  136; 
ibtal  enlisted,  501. 

476.  Service  school  detachments  authorized  (act  Mar.  3,  1909,  35 
Stat.  L.,  733;  G.  0.  49,  W.  D.,  1909,  p.  2);  organization,  composi- 
tion, and  assignment  (G.  O.  118,  W.  D.,  1909,  amended  by  W.  D. 
G.  O.  25,  173,  1910;  61,  72,  1911). 

477.  Recruit  depot  companies  (act  June  12,  1906,  34  Stat.  L., 
242;  G.  0.  115,  W.  D.,  1906,  p.  4;  act  Mar.  3,  1909,  35  Stat.  L.,  741; 
G.  0.  49,  W.  D.,  1909,  p.  14);  recruit  depot  band  (act  Mar.  3,  1909, 
35  Stat.  L.,  745;  G.  O.  49,  W.  D.,  1909,  pp.  20-21). 


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103 


478.  United  States  Military  Prison  companies  (act  June  12,  1906, 
34  Stat.  L.,  242;  G.  O.  115,  W.  D.,  1906,  p.  4). 

479.  Remount  depot  detachments  (act  Mar.  3,  1911;  G.  O.  45, 
W.  D.,  1911,  p.  21). 

480.  Mine  planter  detachment  shall  ordinarily  consist  of  3  non- 
commissioned officers,  at  least  1  of  whom  shall  be  a  sergeant,  and  13 
privates,  at  least  1  of  whom  shall  be  a  cook.  (Regulations  for  Mine 
Planters,  par.  18.) 

481.  Headquarters  detachments  (detailed)  for  cavalry,  field 
artillery  and  infantry,  and  mounted  scouts  (detailed)  for  infantry. 
(G.  0.  138,  W.  D.,  1911.)  ;ufi  ,.'!>,; 

482.  Mounted  orderlies  for  field  artillery.  (Act  Jan.- 25,  1907,  34 
Stat.  L.,  862;  G.  O.  24,  W.  D.,  1907,  p.  3;  G.  O.  138,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

483.  Enlisted  strength  of  the  cavalry,  field  artillery,  coast  artillery 
corps,  infantry,  engineers,  staff  departments,  etc.  (G.  0. 138,  W.  D., 
1911.) 

484.  Authorized  enlisted  strength  of  troops  of  cavalry,  batteries 
of  field  artillery,  and  companies  of  coast  artillery  corps,  infantry,  and 
engineers,  as  fixed  by  G.  0.  138,  W.  D.,  1911,  and  of  field  companies 
of  the  Signal  Corps,  as  fixed  by  G.  O.  24,  W.  D.,  1911: 


,  Rank  or  designation. 

Cav- 
alry. 

Light 
and 

moun- 
tain 

batter- 
ies. 

Horse 
batter- 
ies. 

Coast 
Artil- 
lery. 

Infan- 
try. 

Engi- 
neers. 

Signal. 

Master  signal  electricians 

■ 

. 

2 

First-clas<?  sergeants 



7 

First  sergeant 

1 
1 

! 

1 
6 
12 
3 

1 

1 
1 
6 
12 
3 

1 

1 
1 

1 
1 

Quartermaster  sergeant . . . 
Stable  sergeant 

Sergeants 

6 
6 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 

8 
12 
2 

4 
6 

2 

12 
18 
2 

'|-i5 

Corporals , 

17 

Cooks        

2 

Farrier      

Horseshoers 

1 

1 

Saddler 

Wagoner 

Chief  mechanic 

1 
3 

1 
4 

Mechanics 

2 

Artificer       

1 

Trumpeters 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 
64 
59 

"*  45 

Privates 

43 

102 

118 

76 

48 

13 

Total 

65 

133 

150 

104 

05 

159 

90 

104  ARMY. 

485.  Additional  sergeants  allowed  certain  infantry  and  field 
artillery  regiments,  to  provide  for  details  to  duty  with  the  Organized 
Militia.     (G.  O.  133,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

486.  Provisional  battalions  and  regiments,  coast  artillerj^  troops. 
(G.  0.  229,  W.  D.,  1910,  par.  9.) 

487.  Provisional  machine-gun  troops.  (G.  O.  149,  W.  D.,  1910.) 
Provisional  machine-gun  companies.     (Sec.  24,  F.  S.  P.) 

488.  Machine-gun  platoon:  Of  an  infantry  regiment— 1  sergeant, 
2  corporals,  18  privates;  of  a  cavalry  regiment — 4  corporals  and  20 
privates  (G.  O.  138,  W.  D.,  1911). 

489.  When  a  machine-gun  platoon  is  messed  separately,  an  acting 
cook  should  be  detailed  from  the  privates  of  the  platoon.  (War  De- 
partment dec.  Oct.  5,  1910,  published  in  Cir.  33,  Dept.  of  the  Gulf, 
1910.) 

490.  For  instruction  at  field  exercises,  maneuvers,  etc.,  tem- 
porary brigades  and  divisions  may  be  formed  and  necessary  staffs 
provided.     (Sec.  5,  F.  S.  R.) 

491.  Organization  of  the  Army  for  war.     (F.  S.  P.,  Art.  I.) 

492.  First  field  army  district  designated,  and  organization  of  first 
field  army  for  instruction  and  mobilization  announced.  (G.  O.  35, 
W.  D.,  1910,  amended  by  W.  D.,  G.  0.  97,  178,  1910;  51,  1911.) 

493.  Four  years'  detail  of  line  oflScers  to  the  staff  in  the  Adjutant 
General's,  Inspector  General's,  Quartermaster's,  Subsistence,  and 
Pay  Departments.  (Act  Feb.  2,  1901,  31  Stat.  L.,  755;  G.  0.  9,  A. 
G.  O.,  1901,  p.  11.)  Ordnance  Department.  (Act  Feb.  2,  1901,  31 
Stat.  L.,  755;  G.  0.  9,  A.  G.  O.,  1901,  p.  11;  act  June  25,  1906,  34 
Stat.  L.,  455;  G.  0.  191,  W.  D.,  1906.)  Signal  Corps.  (Act  Feb.  2, 
1901,  31  Stat.  L.,  755;  G.  0.  9,  A.  G.  O.,  1901,  p.  11;  act  Mar.  2, 1903, 
32  Stat.  L.,  932;  G.  O.  24,  A.  G.  O.,  1903,  p.  9.) 

494.  Line  officers,  not  exceeding  200,  detached  for  duty  with  the 
Organized  Militia  and  for  other  duty  the  usual  period  of  which  ex- 
ceeds one  year,  are  subject  to  the  provisions  of  section  27  of  the  act 
approved  February  2,  1901,  with  reference  to  details  to  the  staff 
corps;  proportion  to  be  detailed  from  each  arm,  etc.  (Act  Mar.  3, 
1911;  G.  0.  45,  W.  D.,  1911,  p.  14;  see  also  G.  O.  33,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

495.  Old  and  new  designations  of  field  artillery  organizations. 
(G.  O.  118,  W.  D.,  1907.) 

496.  Number  of  enlisted  men  of  the  coast  artillery  that  may  be 
rated  as  plotters;  observers,  first  class;  observers,  second  class;  case- 
mate electricians;  chief  planters;  chief  loaders;  gun  commanders, 
and  gun  pointers,  under  the  provisions  of  the  act  of  Congress  approved 


ARMY  TRANSPORTS.  1^6 

May  11,  1908.     (G.  O.  89,  W.  D.,  1908,  amended  by  G.  0.  109,  W. 
D.,  1910.) 

497.  Increased  pay.  (Act  May  11,  1908,  35  Stat.  L.,  108;  G.  O. 
80,  W.  D.,  1908;  act  May  28, 1908,  35  Stat.  L.,  431;  G.  0. 100,  W.  D., 
1908.) 

498.  Tour  of  service  of  troops  in  the  Philippine  Islands  to  be  two 
and  one-half  years.  (Secretary  of  War,  Oct.  27,  1911;  9028-E, 
O.  I.  G.) 

499.  Policy  of  the  War  Department  with  respect  to  the  attend- 
ance of  troops  of  the  Regular  Army  at  camps  of  instruction  with  the 
Organized  Militia,  national  celebrations,  expositions,  military  tour- 
naments. State  or  county  fairs,  carnivals,  festivals,  reunions,  and  cele- 
brations of  a  local  or  commercial  character.     (G.  0. 230,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

ARMY  TRANSPORTS. 

500.  In  all  cases  when  practicable  an  embarkation  order  will  be 
issued  by  proper  authority  designating  the  commanding  officer  of 
troops  for  the  voyage;  in  the  absence  of  such  order  the  senior  line 
officer  authorized  to  sail  on  the  transport  will  assume  command  of 
the  troops  embarked,  and  will  be  directly  responsible  for  the  disci- 
pline of  his  command .     (T .  R . ,  225 . ) 

501.  Status  of  officers  assuming  command  of  troops  embarked  on 
transports  as  provided  for  in  T.  R.  225.     (Cir.  88,  W.  D.,  1908.) 

502.  Assignment  to  duty  on  transports  of,  and  assumption  of  com- 
mand of  troops  aboard  by,  officers  proceeding  to  the  United  States 
for  the  purpose  of  availing  themselves  of  leaves  of  absence,  and  those 
returning  to  their  stations  outside  the  continental  limits  of  the 
United  States  from  absence  with  leave.     (G.  O.  37,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

Officers  of  the  line  and  staff  of  the  Army,  not  attached  to 
organizations,  who  are  under  orders  from  the  War  Department  to 
proceed  to  the  Philippine  Islands,  and  officers  who  are  returning  to 
those  islands  from  leave  of  absence,  by  the  customary  route  of  travel, 
are  to  report  in  person  to  the  commanding  general,  Western  Division, 
for  assignment,  if  necessary,  pending  the  sailing  and  during  the 
voyage,  to  such  duty  as  may  be  required  of  them  with  casual  detach- 
ments or  in  charge  of  treasure  en  route  on  the  transport;  duties  of 
the  division  commander.     (G.  O.  168,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

503.  Held,  that  a  captain  of  cavalry  was  not  entitled,  in  virtue  of 
his  office  as  assistant  chief  of  Philippine  Constabulary  with  rank  of 
colonel,  to  assume  command  of  the  troops  on  board  of  a  transport; 
that  this  duty  fell  to  the  officer  "highest  in  rank  of  the  line  of  the 


106  AKMY  TRANSPORTS. 

Army;"  but  he  was  entitled  to  assignment  to  a  colonel's  quarters  on 
the  transport.     (Op.  J.  A.  G.,  Feb.  15,  1905;  13013,  O.  I.  G.) 

504.  The  commanding  officer  of  troops  aboard  a  transport  has  not 
authority  to  detail  a  staff  officer  as  officer  of  the  day.  (Secretary  of 
War,  Mar.  27,  1909;  4931-Q,  9,  O.  I.  G.) 

505.  Reports  by  commanding  officers  of  troops  aboard.  (A.  R., 
905;  T.  R.,  232.)     See  par.  46,  ante. 

506.  Reports  of  arrival  and  departure  of  transports  to  be  made: 
By  transport  quartermasters.  (T.  R.,  18.)  By  commanding  gen- 
erals.    (G.  0.  200,  W.  D.,  1907.) 

507.  Instructions  to  the  commanding  general,  Philippines  Divi- 
sion, to  take  the  necessary  steps  to  prevent  the  overcrowding  of  Army 
transports  leaving  Manila  in  the  future,  except  in  cases  of  urgency. 
(Secretary  of  War,  Oct.  24,  1907;  5161-Y,  2,  O.  I.  G.) 

508.  Instructions  as  to  the  embarkation  of  casuals  on  transoceanic 
transports  at  Manila.     (G.  O.  1,  P.  D.,  1909,  par.  160.) 

509.  The  transport  quartermaster  is  "  the  representative  on  board 
of  ship  of  the  general  superintendent, ' '  and  his  status  with  reference 
to  the  commanding  officer  of  troops  is  therefore  not  that  of  a  post 
quartermaster.  (Memo,  report  of  the  Chief  of  Staff,  approved  by  the 
Secretary  of  War  July  13,  1909;   5161-Z,  13,  0.  I.  G.) 

510.  The  wireless-telegraph  plants  on  transports  are  under  the 
exclusive  control  of  the  transport  quartermaster.  (Memo,  report  of 
the  Chief  of  Staff,  approved  by  the  Secretary  of  War  July  13,  1909; 
5161-Z,  13,  0.  I.  G.) 

511.  The  transport  quartermaster  is  responsible  for  the  conduct 
of  first-class  passengers  (except  military  passengers),  women,  and 
children.  (Memo,  report  of  Chief  of  Staff,  approved  by  the  Secre- 
tary of  War  July  13,  1909;   5161-Z,  13,  O.  I.  G.) 

512.  Whenever  enlisted  men,  including  recruits,  are  ordered  to 
over-sea  stations,  except  in  Alaska,  commanding  officers  of  military 
posts  and  stations,  including  recruit  depots,  will  see  that  each 
soldier  upon  departing  for  the  point  of  embarkation  has  one  suit  of 
fatigue  uniform  and  two  suits  of  cotton  olive-drab  in  his  telescope 
case  or  canvas  h2t%  for  use  aboard  the  transport.     (U.  R.,  31.) 

513.  Clothing  is  not  kept  on  transports  for  issue  to  enlisted  men 
(passengers)  except  in  the  case  of  overcoats,  which  are  loaned  for 
the  voyage  only.     (Q.  M.  G.,  Feb.  15,  1909;  5161-Z,  8,  O.  I.  G.) 

514.  Means  to  prevent  unauthorized  persons  in  uniform  of  enlisted 
men  getting  on  board  transports;  prevention  of  stowaways.  (G.  O. 
126,  W.  D.,  1904;   T.  R.,  203.) 


ARMY  TRANSPORTS.  107 

515.  "All  soldiers  discharged  in  this  division,  and  all  civilian 
employees  not  cabin  passengers,  desiring  transportation  to  the 
United  States,  will  be  required  to  provide,  at  their  own  expense, 
before  going  aboard  transport,  tin  cup,  plate,  knife,  fork,  and  spoon 
for  their  personal  use  en  route,  and  any  failing  to  comply  with  this 
requirement  will  not  be  permitted  to  board  the  ship."  (G.  0.  314, 
Philippine  Division,  Oct.  17,  1901.) 

516.  Dinner  plates  and  soup  plates,  furnished  by  the  Quarter- 
master's Department,  are  to  be  kept  on  Army  transports  for  the  use 
of  troops.     (5161-X,  20,  and  5232-T,  1,  B.,  O.  I.  G.) 

517.  This  (Quartermaster  General's)  office,  under  date  of  Septem- 
ber 14,  1903,  has  given  instructions  to  the  chief  quartermaster  at 
Manila  and  the  general  superintendent.  Army  Transport  Service, 
San  Francisco,  that  hereafter  no  assignment  of  passengers  shall  be 
made  in  the  hospital  and  isolation  hospital  of  the  Army  transports, 
but  these  accommodations  shall  be  reserved  for  the  sick,  as  intended. 
(Indorsement  of  the  Q.  M.  G.,  Sept.  16,  1903;  5232-0,  1,  0.  I.  G.) 

518.  The  shipment  of  fowls  or  animals,  unless  the  same  are 
located  on  deck  at  some  place  not  used  by  passengers  or  troops, 
is  forbidden  on  any  transports  carrying  troops.  (Chief  of  Staff, 
Jan.  12,  1905;  4671-Q,  3,  O.  I.  G.) 

The  shipment  to  the  United  States  on  Army  transports  of  dogs, 
monkeys,  or  other  animals  is  prohibited.  (G.  0.  1,  P.  D,,  1909, 
par.  161.) 

519.  The  general  superintendent,  Army  Transport  Service, 
San  Francisco,  Cal.,  has  been  instructed  by  this  (Quartermaster 
General's)  office  to  ship  sauerkraut  by  commercial  line,  the  odor 
from  which  is  reported  as  having  caused  annoyance  and  discomfort. 
(Indorsement  Q.  M.  G.,  Dec.  15,  1903;   4671-P,  5,  0.  I.  G.) 

520.  Installation  of  small  armories,  with  a  limited  supply  of 
small  arms  and  ammunition,  on  transports  not  favorably  considered 
by  the  War  Department.  (Q.  M.  G.,  concurred  in  by  Secretary  of 
War,  Sept.  10,  1906;  5232-Q,  16,  O.  I.  G.;  memo,  report  of  W.  D. 
General  Staff,  approved  by  Secretary  of  War  Mar.  3,  1909;  5828-K, 
3,  0.  I.G.) 

521.  Steps  have  been  taken  to  conspicuously  mark  at  least  one 
of  the  life  buoys  carried  by  all  Army  transports,  so  as  to  be  distinctly 
visible  at  a  distance,  both  day  and  night  if  practicable.  (Indorse- 
ment Q.  M.  G.,  May  18,  1906;   4712-P,  16,  O.  I.  G.) 

522.  Regulations  with  reference  to  meals  of  officers  traveling  on 
transports.    (T.  R.  164;  G.  O.  86,  W,  D.,  1911.) 


108  ARMY  TRANSPORTS. 

523.  The  ruling  of  the  office  of  the  Commissary  General  has 
always  been  that  meals  shall  be  charged  from  the  first  meal  served 
on  board  the  transport  after  embarkation  of  the  passenger  to  the  last 
meal  served  before  debarkation,  both  inclusive,  and  no  deductions 
should  be  allowed  on  account  of  absence  from  such  meals.  (Com- 
missary General,  Feb.  3,  1911;  5232-V,  6,  O.  I.  G.) 

524.  Protection  of  subsistence  stores  during  fumigation  of  trans- 
ports.    (T.  R.,  86.) 

525.  Medical  inspection  of  troops  ordered  for  service  beyond 
the  sea,  men  unfit  for  such  service,  infectious  or  contagious  dis- 
eases, vaccination,  etc.     (T.  R.,  194.) 

526.  Provision  that  all  officers  and  enlisted  men  while  on  board 
Army  transports  may  not,  at  any  time,  be  without  medical  attend- 
ance.    (G.  O.  48,  W.  D.,  1908.) 

527.  Arrangements  Avill  be  made  for  a  paymaster  or  special  dis- 
bursing agent  of  the  Pay  Department  to  take  passage  on  each  Army 
transport  conveying  troops  to  and  from  the  Philippine  Islands  via 
the  Suez  Canal,  for  purpose  of  making  payments  en  route.  (Recom- 
mendation of  Paymaster  General,  approved  by  Secretary  of  War 
Aug.  17,  1909;    5290-P,  O.  I.  G.) 

528.  No  post  record  books  will  be  supplied  for  the  special  use 
on  United  States  Army  transports  of  the  commanding  officer  of 
troops  on  board.     (Chief  of  Staff,  Dec.  7,  1905;  4671-R,  1,  0.  I.  G.) 

529.  Blank  forms  issued  by  the  Adjutant  General's  Depart- 
ment, how  supplied  transport  quartermasters  and  commanding 
officers  of  organizations  under  orders  to  sail  on  transports;  will  not 
be  furnished  to  transport  quartermasters  for  the  use  of  troops  on 
board  changing  station,  etc.     (G.  O.  26,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

530.  Gambling  prohibited  on  transports.  (T.  R.  217.)  Regu- 
lations relative  to  intoxicating  liquors  on  board  transports.  (T.  R. 
61,  221,  258,  265.) 

531.  Action  to  be  taken  with  a  view  to  the  punishment  of  the 
offender  when  an  offense  is  committed  on  an  Army  transport. 
(G.  0.  208,  W.  D.,  1910;  4481-A.  P.,  O.  I.  G.) 

532.  Rights  and  powers  of  the  military  on  board  transports  in 
the  case  of  civilians  who  refuse  to  submit  to  military  discipline. 
(Cir.  19,  A.  G.  O.,  1903.) 

688.  In  the  absence  of  specific  orders  from  the  President  detach- 
ing officers  of  the  Marine  Corps  for  service  with  the  Army,  the 
]22d  Article  of  War  does  not  authorize  such  officers  to  command 
troops  of  the  Army,  and  such  officers  will  neither  be  assigned  nor 
permitted  by  commanding  generals  or  other  officers  of  the  Army 


ARMY  TRANSPORTS.  !$»' 

to  command  troops  of  the  Army  on  Army  transports  or  elsewhere. 
(G.  0. 161,  W.  D.,  1909;  5391-1,  2,  O.  I.  G.)  SeeCir.  66,  W.  D.,  1909. 
634.  Status  of  enlisted  men  of  the  Navy  and  Marine  Corps  while 
being  transported  on  an  Army  transport,  as  to  police,  guard  duty, 
receiving  orders,  etc.     (G.  O.  7,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

535.  The  Acting  Secretary  of  the  Navy,  September  8,  1911,  issued 
instructions  directing  that,  in  transferring  enlisted  men  of  the  Navy 
and  Marine  Corps  to  a  hospital  on  board  of  an  Army  transport  from 
another  hospital,  hospital  transportation  be  called  for  instead  of 
troop  transportation,  in  order  that  the  hospital  fund  under  charge 
of  the  transport  surgeon  may  get  the  benefit  of  the  30  cents  ration 
allowance.     (15608,  0.  I.  G.) 

536.  Provided,  That  no  part  of  this  appropriation  shall  be  applied 
to  the  payment  of  the  expenses  of  using  transports  in  any  other 
Government  work  than  the  transportation  of  the  Army,  its  supplies 
and  employees;  and  when,  in  the  opinion  of  the  Secretary  of  War, 
accommodations  are  available,  transportation  may  be  provided  for 
the  officers,  enlisted  men,  employees,  and  supplies  of  the  Navy, 
Marine  Corps,  and  for  members  and  employees  of  the  Philippine 
and  Hawaiian  Governments,  officers  of  the  War  Department,  Mem- 
bers of  Congress,  other  officers  of  the  Government  while  traveling 
on  official  business,  and  without  expense  to  the  United  States,  for 
the  families  of  those  persons  herein  authorized  to  be  transported, 
and  when  accommodations  are  available,  transportation  may  be 
provided  for  general  passengers  to  the  Island  of  Guam,  rates  and 
regulations  therefor  to  be  prescribed  by  the  Secretary  of  War. 
(Act  making  appropriation  for  the  support  of  the  Army  for  the  fiscal 
year  ending  June  30,  1908,  approved  Mar.  2,  1907;  34  Stat.  L.,  1170; 
G.  O.  48,  W.  D.,  1907,  p.  22.) 

637.  Provided,  That  hereafter  when,  in  the  opinion  of  the  Secre- 
tary of  W'ar,  accommodations  are  available,  transportation  on  vessels 
of  the  Army  transport  service  may  be  furnished  the  officers,  em- 
ployees, and  enlisted  men  of  the  Revenue-Cutter  Service,  and 
their  families,  without  expense  to  the  United  States,  and  also 
secretaries  and  supplies  of  the  Army  and  Navy  Department  of  the 
Young  Men's  Christian  Association:  Provided  further,  That  hereafter 
when  there  is  cargo  space  available  without  displacing  military 
supplies,  transportation  may  be  provided  for  merchandise  of  Ameri- 
can production  consigned  to  residents  and  mercantile  firms  of  the 
Island  of  Guam,  rates  and  regulations  therefor  to  be  prescribed  by 
the  Secretary  of  War.  (Act  Mar.  3,  1911;  G.  O.  45,  W.  D.,  1911, 
p.  24.) 


110  BADGES  AND  MEDALS. 

538.  Instructions  relative  to  furnishing  transportation  on  Army 
transports  for  members  of  the  families  of  officers  and  enlisted  men 
of  the  Army,  Navy,  and  Marine  Corps,  and  of  employees  thereof, 
of  officers  and  employees  of  the  Philippine  and  Hawaiian  civil 
governments,  of  officers  of  the  War  Department,  of  Members  of 
Congress,  and  of  other  officers  of  the  Government  while  traveling  on 
official  business.     (G.  O.  167.  W.  D.,  1910.) 

539.  Hereafter  no  steamship  in  the  transport  service  of  the 
United  States  shall  be  sold  or  disposed  of  without  the  consent  of 
Congress  having  been  first  had  or  obtained.  (Act  Mar.  2,  1907; 
34  Stat.  L.,  1170;  G.  O.  48,  W.  D.,  1907,  p.  21.) 

540.  Action  to  be  taken  in  the  case  of  loss  or  destruction  of,  or 
damage  to,  an  Army  transport.     (A.  R.,  720.) 

541.  Instructions  relative  to  the  interisland  transport  service, 
Philippine  Islands.     (G.  O.  1,  P.  D.,  1909.) 

542.  All  quartermasters  and  commissaries  on  interisland  trans- 
ports, Philippine  Islands,  to  be  relieved  and  replaced  by  quarter- 
master's agents;  the  master  of  the  ship  to  be  given  full  and  para- 
mount control  and  responsibility  for  the  ship,  its  personnel  and 
cargo,  and  for  its  passengers,  except  in  so  far  as  military  control  of 
the  passengers  is  concerned,  etc.  Commanding  General,  Philippines 
Division,  authorized  to  issue  regulations  to  carry  the  foregoing 
instructions  into  effect.  (Secretary  of  War,  Aug.  8,  1911;  4481-AQ, 
O.  I.  G.)  For  instructions  issued  by  the  division  commander,  see 
G.  O.  82,  Phil.  Div.,  1911. 

ARTICLES   OF   WAR. 

643.  Shall  be  read  and  published,  once  in  every  six  months,  to 
every  garrison,  regiment,  troop,  or  company  in  the  service  of  the 
United  States.     (Art.  128.) 

544.  Such  of  the  Articles  of  War  as  relate  specially  to  the  duties 
and  rights  of  enlisted  men  and  the  penalties  for  military  crimes 
will  be  plainly  read  and,  so  far  as  necessary,  explained  to  each 
applicant  for  enlistment  just  before  administering  to  him  the  oath 
of  enlistment.  Within  six  days  thereafter  the  Articles  of  War  will 
be  read  to  the. recruit.    (A.  R.,  873.) 

BADGES   AND    MEDALS. 

546.  Medals  of  honor:  New  design,  conditions  of  award,  how 
obtained,  etc.  (Act  Apr.  23,  1904,  33  Stat.  L.,  274;  G.  O.  76, 
W.  D.,  1904,  p.  27;  Cir.  36,  W.  D.,  1904;  A.  R.  181,  182,  187.) 


BADGES  Al^D  S^EDALS.  Ill 

May  be  replaced  if  lost  or  destroyed  through  no  fault  of  the  bene- 
ficiary, etc.  (Joint  Res.  Apr.  15,  1904,  33  Stat.  L.,  588;  G.  0.  77, 
W.  D.,  1904;  Joint  Res.  Feb.  27,  1907,  34  Stat.  L.,  1422;  G.  O.  54, 
W.  D.,  1907.) 

546.  An  oral  recommendation  for  the  award  of  a  medal  of  honor 
can  not  be  regarded  as  "official  records"  of  the  War  Department 
within  the  meaning  of  the  act  of  Congress  approved  April  23,  1904. 
(Cir.  22,  W.  D.,  1905.) 

547.  Names  of  officers  and  men  to  whom  medals  of  honor  have 
been  awarded  since  1897,  with  grounds  of  awards.  (G.  0.,  A.  G.  O., 
15, 1900;  86, 1902;  G.  0.,  W.  D.,  32, 1904;  165, 1909;  207, 1910.) 

Note. — Since  1906  the  "Official  Army  Register"  shows  the 
name  of  each  officer  to  whom  a  medal  of  honor  has  been  awarded, 
with  the  initials  "M.  H."  thereunder. 

548.  The  presentation  of  a  medal  of  honor  is  to  be  made  with 
formal  and  impressive  ceremonial;  instructions  as  to  time  and 
place  of  presentation,  by  whom  to  be  presented,  etc.  (G.  O.  158, 
W.  D.,  1905.) 

549.  A  certificate  of  merit  badge  will  be  issued  for  each  certifi- 
cate of  merit  awarded.  (Cir.  33,  W.  D.,  1908.)  For  conditions  of 
award  of  certificates  of  merit,  see  A.  R.,  183-187. 

550.  Names  of  enlisted  men  to  whom  certificates  of  merit  have 
been  awarded  since  1897,  with  grounds  of  awards.  (G.  O.,  A.  G.  0., 
15,  1900;  86,  1902;  G.  O.,  W.  D.,  32,  1904;  107,  1905;  143,  1907; 
109,  1908;  134,  1909;  127,  1910;  92,  1911.) 

551.  Campaign  badges:  Instructions  as  to  award,  issue,  etc. 
(G.  O.  4,  W.  D.,  1905,  amended  by  G.  0. 123,  W.  D.,  1905;  G.  0. 129, 
W.  D.,  1908,  amended  by  G.  O.  23,  W.  D.,  1911;  G.  O.  96,  W.  D., 
1909.)  List  of  campaigns  for  which  awarded.  (G.  O.'  129,  W.  D., 
1908,  amended  by  G.  O.  23,  W.  D.,  1911.)  Honorable  service  re- 
quired to  entitle  to.  (G.  0.  129,  W.  D.,  1908,  par.  7.)  For  con- 
tract surgeon  or  dental  surgeon,  (G.  O.  129,  W.  D.,  1908,  pars.  3 
and  5.)  For  veterinarians  of  cavalry  and  field  artillery.  (G.  O. 
129,  W.  D.,  1908,  pars.  4,  5.) 

552.  An  officer  or  enlisted  man  of  the  Army  who  rendered,  while 
an  officer  or  enlisted  man  of  the  Navy  or  Marine  Corps,  service 
that  would  have  entitled  him  to  a  campaign  badge  had  it  been 
rendered  as  an  officer  or  enlisted  man  of  the  Army,  is  entitled  to 
wear  such  campaign  badge.     (U.  R.,  58  (n).) 

553.  Issue  of  Spanish  campaign  badge  for  service  on  United 
States  Army  hospital  ships  during  the  War  with  Spain.  (Cir.  88, 
W.  D.,  1908.) 


112  BAGGAGE.  ^£>a:A;a 

554.  Only  one  Indian  campaign  badge  will  be  issued  to  an 
officer  or  an  enlisted  man,  notwithstanding  the  fact  that  service 
may  have  been  rendered  in  more  than  one  Indian  campaign. 
(G.  0.  129,  W.  D.,  1908,  par.  6.) 

555.  Medals  and  badges:  Kinds,  how  worn,  occasions,  etc. 
(U.  R.,  56-58,  and  ''Tables  of  Occasions. ") 

556.  Ribbons  and  bars:  To  be  worn  in  lieu  of  medals  and  badges, 
how  worn,  occasions,  etc.     (U.  R.,  96,  and  "Tables  of  Occasions.  ") 

Sale  to  officers  and  allowance  for  issue  to  enlisted  men.  (Cir.  82, 
W.  D.,  1908.) 

557.  Neither  badges,  medals,  nor  ribbons  will  be  worn  by  officers 
suspended  from  rank  and  command  or  by  enlisted  men  serving 
sentence  of  confinement.    (U.  R.,  58  (q.),  96  (f).) 

558.  The  wearing  with  the  Army  uniform  of  a  bronze  medal 
awarded  a  midshipman  in  the  Navy  is  not  authorized.  (W.  D.  dec, 
Nov.  10,  1909;  13726,  O.  I.  G.) 

559.  Badges,  medals,  and  insignia  pertaining  to  the  Ordnance 
Department,  how  dropped  from  returns  when  issued.  (Cir.  8,  W .  D . , 
1908.) 

560.  Instructions  as  to  the  issuing,  replacing,  selling  for  wear  on 
separate  coats,  etc.,  of  the  badge  for  first  class  gunners  of  Field 
Artillery.  (G.  0.  25,  W.  D.,  1909.)  As  to  the  issuing  to  enlisted 
men  of  companies  of  C.  A.  C.  of  the  badge  for  excellence  in  heavy 
gun  and  mortar  battery  target  practice  (figure  of  merit).  (Cir.  59, 
W.  D.,  1910.) 

BAGGAGE. 

561.  Field  allowance  of  baggage  for  officers  both  in  campaign  and 
permanent  camp  and  normal  campaign  allowance  of  baggage  for  en- 
listed men  will  be  that  prescribed  in  Field  Service  Regulations. 
(G.  O.  66,  W.  D.,  1911.)     See  F.  S.  R.  231. 

562.  When  troops  are  on  practice  or  other  marches  involving 
absence  from  garrison  over  night  the  allowance  of  baggage  will  be 
fixed  by  the  commanding  officer.     (G.  O.  66,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

563.  Dimensions  of  field  boxes  or  bundles  for  officers'  personal. 
(G.  O.  201,  W.  D.,  1905,  Par.  I;  see  par.  377,  ante.) 

564.  Use  of  Army  trunk  locker  authorized  for  the  personal  bag- 
gage of  officers  taking  the  field.     (Cir.  42,  W.  D.,  1906.) 

565.  Allowance  of  baggage  to  be  transported  upon  change  of 
station,  money  allowance  for  packing  and  crating,  etc.     (A.  R.  1151.) 

566.  The  term  "personal  baggage"  referred  to  in  paragraph  1144, 
Army  Regulations,  as  amended  by  paragraph  I,  G.  O.,  12,  W.  D., 


BATTALIONS  AND  SftUADRONS.  113 

January  23,  1909  [A.  R.  1151,  1910],  is  interpreted  to  include  the 
horse  equipments  issued  under  the  provisions  of  paragraph  1537, 
Army  Regulations,  as  amended  by  paragraph  I,  G.  O.,  153,  W.  D., 
September  23,  1908  [A.  R.  1542,  1910].     (Cir.  47,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

BANDS. 

567.  Army  bands  or  members  thereof  are  prohibited  from  receiv- 
ing remuneration  for  furnishing  music  outside  the  limits  of  military 
posts  when  the  furnishing  of  such  music  places  them  in  competition 
with  local  civilian  musicians.  (Act  May  11,  1908,  35  Stat.  L.,  110; 
G.  O.  80,  W.  D.,  1908,  p.  8;  act  May  28,  1908,  35  Stat.  L.,  432;  G.  O. 
100,  W.  D.,  1908,  p.  33;  A.  R.  261;  Cir.  97,  W.  D.,  1908.) 

568.  Army  bands  (including  post  volunteer  bands)  as  such  are 
not  permitted  to  take  part  in  the  meetings  of  any  political  party. 
(Secretary  of  War,  Oct.  24  and  Nov.  19,  1910;  14434-A,  O.  I.  G.) 

569.  The  War  Department  has  no  objection  to  a  volunteer  band, 
detailed  from  the  troops  at  the  post,  it  being  a  matter  that  can  well 
be  left  to  the  post  commander  to  regulate.  (Chief  of  Staff,  Dec.  3, 
1904;  9692,  0.  I.  G.) 

,670.  Volunteer  bands  authorized  in  battalions  of  the  Philippine 
Scouts.  (G.  O.  71,  P.  D.,  1909.)  Issue  of  musical  instruments  to 
such  bands.     (G.  0.  8,  W.  D.,  1908;  G.  O.  71,  P.  D.,  1909.) 

571.  Only  colored  men  will  be  appointed  hereafter  as  chief 
musicians  of  colored  regiments.     (G.  O.  52,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

572.  Authorized  enlisted  strength  of  bands:  Cavaby,  field  artil- 
lery, and  coast  artillery — 1  chief  musician,  1  chief  trumpeter,  1 
principal  musician,  1  drum  major,  4  sergeants,  8  corporals,  1  cook, 
and  11  privates;  total,  28.  Infantry  and  engineer,  same  as  cavalry, 
except  there  is  no  chief  trumpeter,  and  there  are  12  privates  instead 
of  11,  the  total  being  the  same.  (G.  O.  138,  W.  D.,  1911.)  See  sees. 
24-28,  F.  S.  R. 

673.  One  of  the  companies  at  each  recruit  depot  shall  have  the 
organization  of  an  infantry  band,  to  which  recruits  showing  an 
aptitude  for  music  may  be  attached  for  examination  and  instruction 
before  assignment  to  organizations  in  the  Army.  (Act  Mar.  3  ,1909, 
35  Stat.  L.,  745;  G.  O.  49,  W.  D.,  1909,  pp.  20-21.) 

BATTALIONS   AND    SQUADRONS. 

574.  The  battalion,  in  a  regiment,  is  appropriately  commanded  by 
a  field  officer,  normally  a  major,  regularly  assigned  in  orders.    In 

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114  .i\'i>yA:   BLANK  FORMS. 

the  absence  of  its  regular  commander  the  command  devolves  upon 
the  senior  officer  of  the  battalion  on  duty  with  it,  unless  a  field  officer 
has  been  assigned  as  contemplated  in  A.  K,  247.     (A.  R.,  244.) 

575.  A  lieutenant  colonel  may  bie  appropriately  assigned  to  the 
command  of  any  part  of  a  regiment  larger  than  a  battalion,  or  to  the 
command  of  a  battalion  in  the  absence  of  its  major.     (A.  R.,  247.) 

576.  In  case  of  the  temporary  disability  of  a  battalion  commander, 
the  command  would  naturally  devolve  on  the  officer  next  in  rank 
in  that  battalion.     (Cir.  58,  A.  G.  0.,  1899.) 

An  officer  upon  whom  the  command  of  a  squadron  or  battalion 
devolves  by  reason  of  his  being  the  senior  officer  of  the  squadron  or 
battalion  with  which  he  is  serving  will  not,  because  of  the  assumption 
of  such  command,  be  relieved  from  the  performance  of  duties  which 
normally  devolve  upon  him,  but  will  continue  to  command  the 
troop,  battery,  or  company  to  which  he  is  assigned,  or  to  exercise 
the  functions  of  a  squadron  or  battalion  staff  officer,  as  the  case  may 
be.     (G.  O.  211,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

577.  The  battalion,  in  a  regiment,  is  not  an  administrative  unit 
and  has  no  separate  records.     (A.  R.,  244.) 

A.  R.,  235,  of  1904,  as  amended  by  paragraph  I,  G.  O.  139,  W.  D., 
1907  [A.  R.,  244,  1910]  is  not  to  be  interpreted  as  eliminating  the 
battalion  or  squadron  commander  from  the  channels  through  which 
correspondence  regarding  the  personnel,  instruction,  discipline,  and 
equipment  of  his  command  should  pass.  Under  such  regulation, 
however,  no  official  record  will  be  kept  by  the  battalion  or  squadron 
commander  of  such  correspondence.     (Cir.  20,  W.  D.,  1908.) 

578.  Provisional  battalions  may  be  designated,  by  whom  and 
when.     (A.  R.,  244.) 

679.  The  position  of  the  squadron  standard  at  drill  should  corre- 
spond by  analogy  with  that  of  the  regimental  standard  and  is  back 
with  the  reserve  or  with  the  led  horses.    (Cir.  63,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

BICYCLES. 

580.  The  Quartermaster's  Department  will  furnish  two  bicycles 
to  each  military  post  and  one  additional  bicycle  to  each  battalion 
in  excess  of  two  serving  at  the  post  when,  in  the  opinion  of  the 
Quartermaster  General,  conditions  warrant  euch  issue.  (Cir.  71, 
W.  D.,  1907.) 

BLANK   FORMS. 

^^561.  The  standard  blank  forms  used  in  Army  administration, 
with  the  notes  and  directions  thereon,  have  the  force  and  effect 


BOARDS  OF  OFFICERS.  115 

of  Army   Regulations.     Requisitions   therefor   will   call   for  them 
by  number  and  name.     (A.  R.,  1593.) 

682.  Manuscript  returns,  rolls,  certificates,  and  other  docu- 
ments are  prohibited  when  the  proper  printed  forms  are  on  hand. 
(A.  R.,  1594.) 

583.  The  following  blank  forms  are  furnished  from  Ofl&ce  of  the 
Inspector  General  of  the  Army,  viz: 

No.  1:  Inventory  and  Inspection  Report  of  Public  Property. 

No.  la:  Inner  sheets  of  Form  No.  1. 

No.  2:  Inventory  and  Inspection  Report  of  Public  Animals. 

No.  2a:  Inner  sheets  of  Form  No.  2. 

No.  3:  Report  of  an  Inspection  and  Statement  of  Money  Account- 
ability.i 

No.  3a:  List  of  Checks  Outstanding.* 

No.  4:  Inspector  General's  Memoranda,  Inspection  of  a  National 
Cemetery.  2 

No.  5:  Inspector  General's  Memoranda,  Inspection  of  a  Post.'^ 

No.  5a:  Inspector  General's  Memoranda,  Coast  Artillery  Inspec- 
tion.2 

No.  28:  Card  for  use  in  inspection  of  money  accounts.'  '  ' 

BOARDS   OP   OFFICERS.  -^  y, 

584.  Cavalry  board.     (G.  O.  210,  W.  D.,  1905.) 

585.  Coast  Artillery  board,  Fort  Monroe.  (G.  O.  107,  W.  D., 
1909.) 

686.  Field  Artillery  board.  (G.  O.  156,  W.  D.,  1905;  G.  O.  82, 
W.  D.,  1911.) 

587.  Infantry  board.     (G.  O.  45,  A.  G.  O.,  1903.) 

588.  Promotion  of  officers.     (G.  O.  192,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

589.  Examination  of  applicants  for  appointment  as  chaplains. 
(Cir.  24,  W.  D.,  1908.) 

590.  For  examination  of  the  members  of  each  graduating  class. 
United  States  Military  Academy,  as  to  their  fitness  for  mounted 
service.     (G.  0.  109,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

691.  For  the  mental  and  physical  examination  of  candidates 
selected  for  appointment  as  cadets  at  the  United  States  Military 
Academy.     (W.  D.  Cir.  E,  May  24,  1911.) 

692.  Appointments  in  the  Medical  Corps.  (A.  R.,  1411;  M.  M.  D., 
4,  9;  G.  O.  112,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

>  Not  to  be  tised  in  the  inspection  of  quasi  public  funds,  such  as  company  or  post 
exchange,  except  for  the  convenience  of  the  inspector  only.    (13505-R,  O.  I.  G.) 
•Furnished  to  inspectors  general  and  acting  inspectors  general  only. 


116  BOARDS  OF  OFFICERS. 

693.  Appointments  in  the  Medical  Reserve  Corps.     (G.  O.  94 
W.  D.,  1908;  M.  M.  D.,  15.) 

594.  Appointments  in  the  Dental  Corps.  (G.  O.  45,  W.  D., 
1911,  p.  30;  M.  M.  D.,  19.) 

595.  Examination  of  enlisted  men  for  advancement  to  the  grade 
of  second  lieutenant.     (A.  R.,  30;  W.  D.  G.  O.  79,  1909;  131,  1911.) 

596.  Examination  of  applicants  from  civil  life  for  appointment 
as  second  lieutenant  in  the  Corps  of  Engineers.  (G.  O.  139,  W.  D., 
1911.) 

597.  Examination  of  applicants  from  civil  life  for  appointment 
to  the  position  of  second  lieutenant  in  the  cavalry,  field  artillery, 
and  infantry.     (G.  O.  53,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

598.  Examination  of  applicants  from  civil  life  for  appointment  of 
second  lieutenant  in  the  Coast  Artillery  Corps,  and  of  lieutenants 
of  the  Army  for  transfer  to  that  corps.     (G.  O.  65,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

599.  Appointments  and  promotions  of  officers  of  the  Porto  Rico 
Regiment  of  Infantry.     (G.  0.  193,  W.  D.,  1908.) 

600.  Appointments  and  promotions  of  officers,  Philippine  Scouts. 
(W.  D.  G.  O.  195,  1908;  217,  1909.) 

601.  Examination  of  persons  specially  qualified  to  hold  commis- 
sions in  any  volunteer  force  other  than  the  Organized  Militia. 
(G.  0.  57,  W.  D.,  1909,  amended  by  G.  O.  26,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

602.  Vacancies  in  the  General  Staff  Corps  below  the  grade  of  brig- 
adier general.     (A.  R.  784.) 

603.  Examination  of  officers  for  detail  to  fill  vacancies  in  the 
Ordnance  Department.     (G.  0.  166,  W.  D.,  1908.) 

604.  Retiring.  (M.  L.,  1306-13;  A.  R.,  76-78;  see  G.  O.  49, 
W.  D.,  1909,  p.  8,  as  to  majors  of  the  Medical  Corps.) 

605.  On  the  death  of  an  officer  in  charge  of  public  property  or 
funds.     (A.  R.,  86.) 

606.  Board  of  Engineers.     (E.  R.,  10-16.) 

607.  Board  of  Engineers  for  Rivers  and  Harbors.     (E.  R.,  105.) 

608.  Board  of  Ordnance  and  Fortification.  (M.  L.,  1209-17; 
A.  R.,  303.) 

609.  Defense  Board,  Philippine  Islands.  (G.  O.  95,  148,  W.  D., 
1911.) 

610.  Joint  board  of  Army  and  Navy  officers.  (G.  0. 107,  A.  G.  O., 
1903;  W.  D.  G.  O.  121,  1907;  76,  150,  1910.) 

611.  National  Land  Defense  Board.     (G.  O.  209,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

612.  Board  of  Commissioners  of  the  United  States  Soldiers'  Home. 
(Act  Mar.  4, 1909,  35  Stat.  L.,  1004;  G.  O.  63,  W.  D.,  1909,  p.  13.) 


BTJIIDINGS.  117 

613.  Board  of  government  of  the  United  States  Military  Prison. 
(G.  O.  63,  W.  D.,  1909,  p.  13.) 

614.  Appointment  Army  paymasters'  clerks.  (G.  O.  103,  W.  D., 
1911.) 

615.  Examination  of  candidates  for  appointment  as  sergeants 
major,  Coast  Artillery.     (G.  0.  194,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

616.  Examination  for  appointment  of  noncommissioned  staff 
officers,  except  sergeants  major,  Coast  Artillery  Corps.  (G.  O.  203, 
W.  D.,  1908.) 

617.  Examination  of  officers  and  certain  enlisted  men  of  the 
Coast  Artillery  Reserves.     (G.  0.  166,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

618.  Examination  of  candidates  for  first  and  second  class  gunners, 
Coast  Artillery  Corps.     (D.  R.  C.  A.,  988.) 

619.  Examination  and  classification  of  gunners  of  Field  Artillery. 
(G.  0.  161,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

620.  Examination  for  appointments  as  sergeants,  first  class,  and 
sergeants.  Hospital  Corps.     (A.  R.,  1428.) 

621.  Of  medical  officers  at  each  recruit  depot  on  soldiers  reported 
unfit  for  service  by  reason  of  disability.  (G.  O.  174,  191;  Cir.  62, 
W.  D.,  1909.) 

622.  To  determine  whether  the  serivce  of  a  soldier  aoout  to  be 
discharged  has  been  honest  and  faithful.     (A.  R.  147.) 

623.  Examination  of  applicants  for  appointment  as  superintend- 
ent of  national  cemetery.     (G.  O.  37,  A.  G.  O.,  1877.) 

624.  Purchase  of  private  mounts  from  officers  by  the  Quartermas- 
ter's Department.     (A.  R.  1111;  G.  0.  54,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

625.  In  case  of  destruction  or  serious  damage  by  fire,  storm,  or 
other  natural  causes,  to  public  buildings;  or  of  loss  or  destruction  of  or 
damage  to  an  Army  transport,  Army  mine  planter,  cable  ship,  or  other 
vessel  owned  or  operated  by  the  War  Department.     (A.  R.  720.) 

626.  On  claims  for  damages  to  private  property  resulting  from 
military  operations,  including  heavy-gun  practice  at  seacoast  forts. 
(Cir.  22,  W.  D.,  1910.)  ., 

627.  Private  property  lost  in  the  service.     (A.  R.  737.)  , 

to 

BUILDINGS. 

628.  Changes  in  buildings  at  military  posts  are  not  to  be  made 
without  proper  authority  from  the  War  Department.  (G.  0.  163, 
W.  D.,  1908.) 

629.  It  appears  that  there  is  a  special  appropriation  for  barracks 
and  quarters  at  seacoast  artillery  posts  (34  Stat.  L.,  1348);  that  the 
wording  of  the  regular  appropriation  under  * '  Barracks  and  Quarters  " 


Hi  BTTILDINGS. 

(34  Stats.,  1168)  is  for  barracks  and  quarters  for  troops  other  than 
eeacoast  artillery,  storehouses  for  the  safe-keeping  of  military  stores, 
for  offices,  recruiting  stations,  etc.  Construirfg  the  appropriations 
together,  I  am  clearly  of  the  opinion  that  the  words  in  the  regular 
appropriation  "other  than  seacoast  artillery , "  following,  as  they  do, 
the  words  "barracks  and  quarters,"  qualify  those  words  only,  and 
that  the  regular  appropriation  is,  therefore,  applicable  to  the  con- 
struction of  storehouses,  offices,  etc.,  at  seacoast  artillery  posts  as 
well  as  at  other  posts.  It  follows  also  that  the  appropriation  for 
**  barracks  and  quarters  for  the  artillery  "  at  seacoast  posts  is  limited 
strictly  to  barracks  and  quarters. 

As  to  the  appropriations  in  the  Sundry  Civil  Act  (34  Stat.  L.,  1348), 
the  one  for  barracks  and  quarters  for  the  artillery  in  connection  with 
the  adopted  project  for  seacoast  defenses,  etc.,  is  to  be  regarded  as  a 
specific  one  for  barracks  and  quarters  at  seacoast  artillery  posts, 
and  as  to  these  objects  the  general  appropriation  for  "the  construc- 
tion and  enlargement  of  military  posts  of  such  building  as,  in  the 
judgment  of  the  Secretary  of  War,  may  be  necessary,"  etc.,  can  not, 
of  course,  be  used  to  supplement  it. 

The  general  appropriation  is,  however,  available  for  the  construc- 
tion of  necessary  buildings  other  than  barracks  and  quarters  at 
seacoast  artillery  posts  as  well  as  at  other  artillery  posts.  (Op. 
J.  A.  G.,  Aug.  17,  1907;  12192-A,  O.  I.  G.) 

630.  Hereafter  wooden  buildings  are  not  to  be  constructed  at 
military  posts,  except  where  they  are  intended  for  temporary  use 
only.  (Recommendation  of  Quartermaster  General,  approved  by 
Acting  Secretary  of  War,  May  14,  1908;  12427,  O.  I.  G.) 

631.  Upon  completion  and  acceptance  of  construction  work  at  a 
military  post  the  constructing  quartermaster  will  turn  the  work 
over  to  the  post  commander,  who  will  inspect  it  and  submit  to  The 
Adjutant  General  of  the  Army,  through  military  channels,  a  report 
as  to  whether  the  work  meets  all  requirments.  (G.  O.  146,  W.  D., 
1909.) 

632.  Occupancy  of  public  buildings  by  officers*  clubs,  messes, 
or  similar  social  organizations.     (G.  O.  54,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

633.  Action  to  be  taken  whenever  a  public  building  is  destroyed 
or  seriously  damaged  by  fire,  storm,  or  other  natural  cause.  (A.  R., 
720.) 

634.  Following  the  established  practice  with  regard  to  naming 
military  posts,  no  camp  or  vessel,  and  no  building,  hall,  street, 
driveway,  etc.,  on  a  military  reservation  will  be  named  in  honor  of  a 


CIVILIAN  EMPLOYEES.  119 

living  officer.    Any  name  not  conforming  to  this  rule  will  be  changed. 
(Cir.  64,  W.  D.,  1906.) 

CEREMONIES. 

635.  When  desirable  that  an  organization  should  be  reviewed 
before  an  inspector  junior  in  rank  to  the  commanding  officer,  the 
commanding  officer  receives  the  review,  and  is  accompanied  by  the 
inspector,  who  takes  post  on  his  left.     (I.  D.  R.,  724.) 

636.  At  reviews  the  commanding  officer  of  the  troops,  and  the 
members  of  his  staff  accompanying  him,  will  return  saber  after  turn- 
ing out  of  the  column  and  placing  themselves  on  the  right  (or  left)  of 
the  reviewing  officer  and  his  staff,  and  will  draw  saber  after  the 
commanding  officer  salutes  the  reviewdng  officer  preparatory  to 
returning  to  the  command.     (G.  0.  196,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

637.  At  ceremonies  the  position  of  companies  or  detachments  of 
the  Signal  Corps,  if  dismounted,  will  be  as  laid  down  in  paragraph  6, 
Army  Regulations,  viz:  "On  the  right  of  the  command  to  which 
they  are  attached."  If  mounted,  they  will  form  on  the  other  flank. 
If  both  engineers  and  Signal  Corps  troops  are  together,  the  former, 
for  ceremonies,  will  form  on  the  right  of  the  latter.  (Cir.  36,  W.  D., 
1906.) 

638.  The  ceremony  of  "Escort  of  the  Colors"  should  be  so  con- 
ducted as  to  render  it  one  of  the  most  impressive  to  the  soldier, 
especially  to  the  young  recruit,  of  all  the  functions  in  which  he  is 
required  to  participate.     (G.  O.  125,  A.  G.  0.,  1900.) 

639.  Dress  parade  is  not  required  at  a  one-company  post.  Atten- 
tion is  invited  to  A  R.,  510,  and  the  infantry  drill  regulations, 
which  latter  prescribe  parade  for  no  smaller  command  than  a  bat- 
talion.    (Chief  of  Staff,  Dec.  8,  1903.) 

,,    Note.— A.R.,  510,  of  1901,  is  same  as  A.  R.,  444, 1910. 

CIVILIAN    EMPLOYEES. 

640.  General  regulations  governing.  (A.  R.,  699,  738-750, 
1060,  1071,  1151,  1224,  1232,  1251,  1267,  1421,  1479,  1480,  1482, 
1495.) 

641.  Hours  of  labor:  Exceptions  to  the  eight-hour  law.  (A.  R., 
742;  Cir.  83,  W.  D.,  1907.)  On  Saturdays  during  July,  August,  and 
September  of  each  year.     (Cir.  42,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

642.  Transfer  of,  to  and  from  the  Philippines;  tour  of  duty  in 
the  Philippines,  etc.     (G.  O.  68,  W.  D.,  1904.) 


120  CIVILIAN  EMPLOYEES. 

643.  The  Secretary  of  War  considers  that  the  interests  of  the 
service  require  that  employees  at  large  in  the  department  must  be 
subject  to  orders  in  regard  to  transfer  of  station,  and  a  refusal  to 
obey  such  orders  will  be  deemed  a  proper  and  sufficient  reason  for 
discharge  from  the  service,     (Cir.  26,  A.  G.  0.,  1901.) 

644.  Officers  or  employees  in  the  executive  service  of  the  Gov- 
ernment, who  are  notaries  public,  are  not  to  charge  officers  or 
employees  for  notarial  acts;  exceptions,  etc.    (Cir.  98,  W.  D.,  1908.) 

645.  Control  of  employees  of  constructing  quartermasters  and  of 
contractors  for  the  Quartermaster's  Department  and  their  employees 
while  engaged  in  construction  work  at  military  posts  ordered  by  the 
War  Department.     (G.  0.  146,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

646.  Control  of  employees  of  the  Engineer  Department  and  df 
contractors  of  that  department  and  their  employees  while  engaged 
in  construction  or  repair  work  at  military  posts  ordered  by  the  War 
Department.     (G.  O.  193,  W.  D„  1909.) 

647.  The  per  diem  and  traveling  expenses  allowed  to  civilian 
employees  under  the  provisions  of  A.  R.,  744,  of  1910,  when  such 
employees  are  on  temporary  duty  at  places  other  than  their  regular 
stations,  will  not  be  paid  for  more  than  the  first  30  days  of  such  tem- 
porary duty.     (Secretary  of  War,  Apr.  5,  1911;  12243-H,  1,  0.  I.  G.) 

648.  Civilian  employees  of  the  Army  when  traveling  under  orders 
requiring  them  to  be  absent  from  their  stations  will  be  instructed  to 
procure  receipts  for  all  expenditures  incurred  by  them  and  charged 
for  in  their  accounts  for  reimbursement.  ( A .  R. ,  744. )  In  the  event 
that  they  are  unable  to  procure  receipts  for  any  items  of  expenditure 
therein,  they  will  be  required  to  submit  with  their  accounts  positive 
and  satisfactory  evidence  that  it  was  impracticable  to  obtain  receipts 
therefor.    (G.  0.  117,  W.  D.,  1911.)    See  Cir.  43,  O.  C.  E.,  1911. 

649.  Indorsements  of  the  Quartermaster  General  and  Acting 
Secretary  of  War  of  November  2  and  4,  1907,  respectively,  relative 
to  making  semimonthly  payments  to  certain  civilian  employees  of 
the  Quartermaster's  Department: 

Quartermaster  General:  "Army  Regulations,  733,  1904  [A.  R., 
741,  1910],  has  always  been  construed  in  this  office  as  permitting  a 
certain  amount  of  discretion  to  the  quartermaster  making  payment 
to  employees,  and  the  method  of  paying  semimonthly  is  acceptable 
to  the  Treasury  Department  officials.  WTien  the  quartermaster's 
depots  are  located  in  large  cities,  where  it  is  customary  for  employees 
not  in  the  Government  service  to  be  paid  semimonthly,  it  has  been 
thought  that  to  adhere  strictly  to  paragraph  of  regulations  referred 


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to  would  in  most  cases  work  a  hardship  upon  the  employees  of  the 
Government. ' ' 

Acting  Secretary  of  War:  "The  semimonthly  payments  of  civilian 
employees  referred  to  herein  is  approved  under  the  circumstances." 
(Cir.  letter,  O.  I.  G.,  Nov.  20,  1907;  5795-Bk,  O.  I.  G.) 

650.  Laws  and  regulations  relative  to  political  activity  of  civilian 
employees,  and  to  political  assessments  or  contributions  by  persons 
in  the  public  service  are  published  in  Circular  No.  65,  War  Depart- 
ment, 1910,  a  copy  of  which  circular  is,  by  the  next  to  last  paragraph 
thereof,  required  to  be  posted  by  the  officers  in  charge  in  prominent 
places  in  all  bureaus  and  offices  in  and  under  the  War  Department, 
and  at  all  arsenals,  depots,  and  stations  in  the  service  at  large  where 
civilians  are  employed. 

651.  All  officers  and  employees  of  the  United  States  of  every 
description  serving  in  or  under  any  of  the  Executive  Departments, 
and  whether  so  serving  in  or  out  of  Washington,  are  forbidden,  either 
directly  or  indirectly,  individually  or  through  associations,  to  solicit 
an  increase  of  pay  or  to  influence  or  attempt  to  influence  in  their 
own  interest  any  other  legislation  whatever,  either  before  Congress 
or  its  committees,  or  in  any  way  save  through  the  heads  of  the  depart- 
ments in  or  under  which  they  serve,  on  penalty  of  dismissal  from  the- 
Government  service.  (Executive  Order,  Jan.  31,  1902;  G.  0.  18, 
A.  G.  0.,  1902.) 

652.  Executive  order  as  to  bureau,  oflice,  or  division  chief,  or 
subordinate  in  any  department  of  the  Government,  or  officer  of  the 
Army  or  Navy  or  Marine  Corps  stationed  in  Washington,  applying 
for  legislation,  appropriations,  or  congressional  action  of  any  kind; 
furnishing  information  to  Congress,  etc.     (Cir.  82,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

653.  No  officer  or  employee  of  the  Government  shall,  directly  or 
indirectly,  instruct  or  be  concerned  in  any  manner  in  the  instruction 
of  any  person  or  classes  of  persons,  with  a  view  to  their  special  prepa- 
ration for  the  examinations  of  the  United  States  Civil  Service  Com- 
mission. The  fact  that  any  officer  or  employee  is  found  so  engaged 
shall  be  considered  sufficient  cause  for  his  removal  from  the  service. 
(Executive  Order,  Oct.  13,  1905;  G.  O.  183,  W.  D.,  1905.) 

654.  That  whenever  there  are  already  two  or  more  members  of  a 
family  in  the  public  service  in  the  grades  covered  by  this  act  (Civil 
Service  Act),  no  other  member  of  such  family  shall  be  eligible  to 
appointment  to  any  of  said  grades.  (Act  Jan.  16,  1883,  sec.  9;  22 
Stat.  L.,  406.) 

The  "family"  consists  of  those  who  live  under  the  same  roof  with 
the  pater  familias — those  who  form  his  fireside;  but  when  they 


122  CONTRACTS  AND  PURCHASES. 

branch  out  and  become  heads  of  new  establishments  they  cease  to 
be  part  of  the  father's  family.  (260p.  Att.Gen.,301.)  See  also  W.D. 
Cir.  I,  Mar.  31,  1909. 

656.  The  loaning  of  money  at  usurious  rates  of  interest  by  clerks 
or  other  civilian  employees  in  or  under  the  War  Department  or  the 
military  establishment,  either  as  principal  or  agent,  directly  or 
indirectly,  to  others  in  the  Government  service,  is  prohibited,  and 
any  such  clerk  or  employee  who  hereafter  engages  in  the  same  will 
be  dismissed  from  the  service  and  no  application  for  his  reinstatement 
therein  will  be  considered.    (G.  O.  52,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

656.  Act  of  Congress  granting  certain  classes  of  artisans  and 
laborers  employed  by  the  United  States  the  right  to  receive  com- 
pensation for  injuries  sustained  in  the  course  of  their  employment, 
and  regulations  prescribed  thereunder.  (Cir.  68,  W.  D.,  1908.) 
Rulings,  etc.     (W.  D.  Cirs.  3,  9,  10,  80,  1909;  6,  11,  1910.) 

657.  Action  to  be  taken  whenever  the  death  of  a  civilian  employee 
occurs  at  a  military  post  or  station  or  with  a  command  in  the  field. 
(G.  O.  67,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

CLAIMS    AGAINST   THE    UNITED   STATES. 

658.  The  soliciting  of  pension  or  other  claims  against  the  United 
States  on  military  reservations  or  at  military  posts,  camps,  or  stations, 
including  general  hospitals,  is  hereby  prohibited,  and  commanding 
officers  will  take  measures  effectually  to  prevent  such  soliciting 
within  the  limits  of  military  reservations,  posts,  camps,  stations,  or 
hospitals  under  their  command.  Officers  or  enlisted  men  who  give 
information  with  a  view  to  aiding  persons  in  soliciting  such  claims 
will  be  brought  to  trial  and  civilian  employees  who  so  offend  will 
be  discharged.     (G.  0. 163,  W.  D.,  1906.)  See  Cir.  80,  W.  D.,  1908. 

659.  Claims  for  damages  to  private  property  resulting  from  mili- 
tary operations,  including  heavy  gun  practice  at  the  seacoast  defense 
forts;  how  submitted,  evidence,  etc.    (Cir.  22,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

660.  Presenting  false  or  fraudulent  claims  against,  or  conspiring  to 
defraud  the  United  States,  etc.;  penalty.  (Act  Mar.  4,  1909;  35 
Stat.  L.,  1095;  G.  O.  22,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

CONTRACTS   AND   PURCHASES. 

661.  General  regulations.    (A.  R.,  Arts.  L,  LI,  LII.) 

662.  Instructions  of  the  Secretary  of  War  of  October  6,  1905,  in 
regard  to  advertisements  for  supplies,  bids  and  bidders,  bondsmen, 
modification  or  annulment  of  contracts,  inspection  of  raw  material 


CONTRACTS  AND  PURCHASES.  128 

used  by  manufacturers  in  furnishing  finished  products,  inspection 
of  supplies  at  time  of  delivery,  etc.     (G.  O.  167,  W.  D.,  1905.) 

663.  Advertisements  should  be  in  the  briefest  form  possible  con- 
sistent with  clearness  of  expression  and  should  be  free  from  all 
verbiage.  *  *  *  It  is  directed  that  in  future  greater  care  be 
exercised  in  the  preparation  of  advertisements  and  that  the  require- 
ments of  A.  R.,  513,  be  observed  and  complied  with.  (Cir.  14,  Q. 
M.  G.  O.,  1911.) 

664.  Contracts  for  rental  of  telephones  by  Corps  of  Engineers. 
(Cu-.  30,  O.  C.  E.,  1911.) 

665.  A  copy  of  each  contract  is  to  be  transmitted  directly  to  the 
Returns  Office  of  the  Department  of  the  Interior  by  the  officer  who 
signs  the  contract,  as  soon  as  possible  after  the  contract  has  been 
made  and  approved,  and  within  30  days  after  approval,  together 
with  one  original  of  all  bids,  offers,  and  proposals  made  by  persons 
to  obtain  the  contract,  and  by  a  copy  of  the  advertisement;  all  of 
which  will  be  fastened  together  with  a  ribbon  and  seal,  and  num- 
bered in  regular  order,  with  the  affidavit  of  the  contracting  officer 
appended.  Explanation  in  case  of  delay.  (A.  R.,  571.)  See  R.  S., 
3744. 

666.  Paragraph  746,  Army  Regulations  of  1889  (A.  R.,  603,  1910), 
to  the  effect  that  officers  of  the  Army  shall  not  contract  with  other 
persons  in  the  military  service  to  furnish  supplies  or  service  to  the 
Government,  does  not  apply  to  contracts  on  behalf  of  the  United 
States  which  require  for  their  validity  the  approval  of  the  Secretary 
of  War.     (D.  J.  A.  G.,  956.) 

667.  Paragraph  593,  Army  Regulations,  forbids,  inter  alia,  any 
contract  in  which  any  person  in  the  military  service  "shall  be 
admitted  to  share  or  receive  benefit."  The  arrangement  in  question 
by  whict  recruits  enlisted  at  New  Haven,  Conn.,  are  lodged  and 
fed  by  the  wife  of  Corpl.  —  of  the  recruiting  party,  is,  strictly  speak- 
ing, a  violation  of  this  requirement  of  the  regulations;  but  the 
arrangement  is  not  a  violation  of  any  statute,  and  its  requirements 
may  be  waived  by  the  Secretary  of  War.  (Op.  J.  A.  G.,  Oct.  22, 
1907,  concurred  in  by  Acting  Secretary  of  War,  Oct.  24,  1907;  11918, 
O.  I.  G.) 

Note.— A.  R.  593,  of  1904,  is  same  as  A.  R.,  603,  of  1910. 

668.  The  practice  of  allowing  members  of  a  recruiting  party  and 
applicants  for  enlistment  at  a  general  recruiting  station  to  receive  a 
rebate  for  meals  not  taken  by  them  from  the  contractor  for  meals  is 
imauthorized.     Where  a  member  of  a  recruiting  party  or  an  appli- 


124  DENTAL  CORPS. 

cant  fails  to  take  the  meal  called  for  by  a  meal  ticket  that  has  been 
issued  to  him  by  the  recruiting  officer,  he  should  return  the  ticket 
to  the  recruiting  officer.     (Cir.  5,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

669.  No  officer  of  the  United  States  will  accept  voluntary  service 
^OT  the  Government  or  employ  personal  service  in  excess  of  that 
authorized  by  law,  except  in  case  of  sudden  emergency  involving 
loss  of  human  life  or  the  destruction  of  property.  (A.  R.,  524;  R.  S., 
3679,  amended  by  act  Feb.  27, 1906;  34  Stat.  L.,  49.) 

670.  Convict  labor  on  Government  contracts  prohibited.  (G.  O. 
78,  W.  D.,  1905.) 

CONTRACT   SURGEONS. 

671.  The  services  rendered  by  a  contract  surgeon  are  not  re- 
stricted to  those  of  a  purely  professional  character;  on  the  contrary, 
his  eligibility  for  duty  is  the  same  as  that  of  a  first  lieutenant  of  the 
Medical  Corps,  except  in  so  far  as  it  is  limited  by  the  fact  that  he  is 
not  a  commissioned  officer.  A  contract  surgeon,  though  not  eligible 
for  detail  on  courts-martial,  may  prefer  charges  against  enlisted  men 
and  may  be  detailed  on  councils  of  administration,  and  as  post 
treasurer,  etc.;  he  may  also  witness  payments  to  enlisted  men  under 
the  provisions  of  A.  R.,  1338  to  1360.     (A.  R.,  1417.) 

672.  Contract  surgeons  and  acting  dental  surgeons  are  entitled  to 
the  same  protection  in  their  positions  and  the  same  respect  and 
obedience  from  enlisted  men  as  commissioned  officers.  (A.  R., 
1414.) 

DENTAL   CORPS. 

673.  Appointment,  pay  and  allowances,  status,  etc.,  of  dental 
surgeons  and  acting  dental  surgeons.  (Act  Mar.  3,  1911;  G.  0.  45, 
W.  D.,  1911,  p.  29.) 

674.  Regulations  governing.     (A.  R.,  1418-1426.) 

675.  For  plate  work  or  for  the  filling  of  teeth  of  enlisted  men  the 
materials  supplied  by  the  Government  will  be  used  and  no  other, 
and  members  of  the  Dental  Corps  are  forbidden  to  enter  into  any 
financial  agreement  with  enlisted  men  involving  an  obligation  for 
payment  for  silver,  platinum,  or  gold  used  for  filling  cavities  in 
teeth,  for  the  construction  of  bridge  work,  for  the  fitting  of  crowns, 
the  making  of  artificial  dentures,  or  other  dental  work.  Excep- 
tions beyond  the  territorial  limits  of  the  United  States;  conditions, 
etc.     (A.  R.,  1424.) 

676.  Dental  supply  table.     (M.  M.  D.,  Art.  XIII.) 


DISEASES.  l^r 

DISCHARGES. 

677.  Instructions  relative  to  the  discharge  of  enlisted  men  on 
account  of  disability.    (W.  D.  G.  O.  174,  191;  Cir.  62,  1909.) 

678.  Discharge  of  enlisted  men  whose  terms  of  service  expire  at 
sea  while  en  route  with  their  organizations  from  the  Philippine 
Islands,  Hawaii,  or  Alaska.    (G.  O.  204,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

679.  Discharge  of  enlisted  men  ordered  from  the  Philippine 
Islands  and  Hawaii  to  the  United  States  for  discharge.  (G.  O.  204, 
W.  D.,  1909.) 

680.  Instructions  as  to  the  discharge  and  transfer  of  enlisted  men 
of  organizations  designated  for  a  tour  of  duty  in  the  Philippine 
Islands.  (G.  0.  141,  W.  D.,  1908.)  Transfers  of  enlisted  men  from 
organizations  returning  to  the  United  States  from  the  Philippine 
Islands.  (G.  O.  119,  W.  D.,  1909.)  Transfers  of  enlisted  men  to 
and  from  organizations  exchanging  stations  between  the  United 
States  and  Alaska.     (G.  O.  4,  W.  D.,  1909,  Par.  II,  sec.  2.) 

681.  Purchase  of,  by  enlisted  men.  (A.  R.,  143;  G.  O.  90,  W.  D., 
1911.)    By  Philippine  Scouts.    (G.  O.  80,  Phil.  Div.,  1911.) 

682.  Character  given  on.     (A.  R.,  147;  Cir.  18,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

683.  An  executed  honorable  discharge  can  not  be  revoked  unless 
obtained  by  fraud  on  the  part  of  the  soldier.  Mere  mistake  on  the 
part  of  officers  executing  it  will  not  justify  revocation.  The  same  is 
equally  true  of  a  discharge  without  honor  when  once  duly  executed. 
(Cir.  92,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

684.  Issue  of  certificates  of  discharge  to  soldiers  or  sailors  who 
enlisted  or  served  under  assumed  names  in  the  Army  or  Navy  during 
the  War  of  the  Rebellion,  the  War  with  Spain  or  the  Philippine 
Insurrection.     (Act  June  25,  1910;  G.  O.  186,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

DISEASES. 

685.  Strict  attention  will  be  paid  by  company  commanders  to 
the  cleanliness  of  the  men  and  to  the  police  of  barracks  or  tents. 
The  men  will  be  required  to  bathe  frequently.  In  garrison,  and 
whenever  practicable  in  the  field,  they  will  be  required  to  wash 
their  hands  thoroughly  after  going  to  the  latrines  and  before  each 
meal,  in  order  to  prevent  the  transmission  of  typhoid  fever  and 
other  diseases  by  germs  taken  into  the  mouth  with  food  from  unclean 
hands.  The  hair  will  be  kept  short  and  the  beard  neatly  trimmed. 
Soiled  clothing  will  be  kept  in  the  barrack  bag.    (A.  R.,  286.) 

686.  Preventive  measures  against  typhoid  fever:  Personal 
hygiene.    (Cir.  62,  A.  G.  O.,  1902.)    Administration  of  antityphoid 


126  FORTIFICATIONS. 

serum  at  posts.  (W.  D.  G.  O.,  10,  1909;  227,  1910;  134,  1911.) 
Administration  of  the  typhoid  prophylactic  to  recruits.  (G.  0. 134, 
W.  D.,  1911.) 

687.  Especially  of  those  serving  in  the  tropics,  due  to  immo- 
rality and  excessive  indulgence  in  strong  drink;  duty  of  regimen- 
tal and  company  commanders.     (Cir.  10,  A.  G.  O.,  1902.) 

EIGHT-HOUR   LAW. 

688.  Eight-hour  law.  (Act  Aug.  1,  1892,  27  Stat.  L.,  340;  G.  O. 
56,  A.  G.  0.,  1892,  p.  8.)    See  A.  R.,  742,  and  Cir.  83,  W.  D.,  1907. 

689.  Opinion  of  Attorney  General  relating  to  application  of, 
(G.  O.  141,  W.  D.,  1906.) 

690.  Reports  of  infractions  of  the  eight-hour  law  from  any  branch 
of  the  military  establishment  are  to  be  rendered  in  duplicate. 
(Secretary  of  War,  Apr.  11,  1907;  11576,  O.  I.  G.)  See  Cir.  24, 
Q.  M.  G.  O.,  1911. 

rORTIFICATIONS . 

691.  Fire-control  installations  to  be  designated  "provisional" 
and  "standard."    (G.  O.  81,  W.  D.,  1907.) 

692.  "  Fire-control  System,  Type  Installation,  1909, "  showing  the 
equipment  furnished  by  the  Engineer,  Ordnance,  and  Signal 
Departments,  and  that  to  be  provided  at  the  post,  for  the  various 
stations,  plotting  rooms,  emplacements,  mortar  pits,  mortar-battery 
magazine,  information  booth,  mining  casemate  and  loading  room. 
(C.  A.  M.,4,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

693.  Establishment  of  provisional  fire-control  systems,  and 
staff  departments  which  furnish  equipments,  etc.,  for  same.  (G.  0. 
13,  54,  W.  D.,  1906.) 

694.  Base  lines  to  be  established  at  coast  artillery  posts  by  the 
Engineer  Department.     (G.  O.  36,  W.  D.,  1904.) 

696.  Electric  lighting  of  fire-control  stations  and  instruments 
therein.    (Mimeo.  No.  131,  serial  No.  469,  Eng.  Dept.,  June  25, 1910.) 

696.  Installation  of  cupboards  or  closets  in  battle  commanders' 
stations.  (56th  Supp,  Mimeo.  No.  42,  serial  No.  451,  Eng.  Dept., 
Sept.  8,  1909.) 

697.  Rules  and  regulations  for  inspection  of  batteries  or  em- 
placements, mining  casemates,  etc.,  turned  over  to  the  artillery 
under  A.  R.,  1486,  1895  [A.  R.,  1528,  1910].  (G.  0.  65,  A.  G.  0., 
1901.) 

698.  Method  of  procedure  in  turning  over  Signal  Corps  fire- 
control  installations.    (S.  C.  M.  No.  7,  par.  527.) 


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699.  Procedure  when  the  Signal  Corps  is  ready  to  begin  fire- 
control  installation  at  seacoast  batteries,  position-finding  stations, 
or  other  structures  in  the  hands  of  troops;  turning  over  keys;  sus- 
pension of  drill  if  it  interferes  with  the  work.     (Cir.  16,  W.  D.,  1905.) 

700.  Repair  of  Signal  Corps  structures  pertaining  to  the  fire- 
control  system  at  coast  artillery  posts.  (Mimeo.  No,  125,  serial 
No.  439,  Eng.  Dept.,  June  25,  1909.) 

701.  Tests  of  fire-control  installations.  (D.  R.  C.  A.,  605,  606, 
734;  G.  0. 146,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

702.  Shutters  or  screens  for  protection  of  windows  and  glass 
openings  of  fire-control  stations  and  searchlight  structures  in  out- 
lying positions.  (59th  Supp.  to  Mimeo.  No.  42,  serial  No.  481,  Eng. 
Dept.,  May  8,  1911.) 

703.  Breakdowns  in  fire-control  installations  turned  over  to  the 
Coast  Artillery  Corps;  investigation,  repair,  etc.  (G.  O.  124,  W.  D., 
1911.) 

704.  Hereafter  fire-control  installation  approved  by  the  Secre- 
tary of  War,  in  progress  or  completed  at  coast  fortifications,  will  not 
be  changed  in  any  respect  without  his  express  sanction.  (G.  O.  66, 
V>^.  D.,  1905.) 

705.  Inspection  of  boilers  installed  at  fortifications  by  a  United 
States  inspector  of  boilers.     (E.  R.,  187.) 

706.  Steps  to  be  taken  to  prevent  danger  to  life  and  property  in 
the  installation  of  electric  lighting  or  power  circuits  at  seacoast 
fortifications.     (G.  O.  28,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

707.  Instructions  as  to  digging  in  vicinity  of  underground  elec- 
trical cable.     (G.  O.  93,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

708.  Lettering  of  mortar  pits.     (G.  0.  51,  W.  D.,  1906.)      ' 

709.  Keys  of  emplacements,  stations,  etc.  (W.  D.,  G.  O.  172, 
1905;  Cir.  16,  1905,  50,  1907.)  Of  magazines  and  storage  places. 
(D.  R.  C.  A.  906.) 

710.  No  apparatus  or  plant  installed  in  any  fortifications,  nor  any 
article  or  material  belonging  to  such  plant,  the  efficient  operation  of 
which  will  thereby  be  impaired,  will  be  transferred  without  the 
approval  of  the  Chief  of  Artillery  and  the  chief  of  the  supply  depart- 
ment concerned.     (G.  O.  62,  W.  D.,  1908,  Par.  IV,  sec.  11.) 

711.  No  increase  of  load  upon  any  fortification  electric  plant 
beyond  that  contemplated  at  the  time  of  installation,  or  transfer  of 
the  same  or  any  essential  part  of  it,  or  any  change  in  the  electrical 
connections  will  be  made  without  the  approval  of  the  Chief  of 
Artillery  and  the  chief  of  the  supply  department  concerned.  (G.  O. 
62,  W.  D.,  1908,  par.  ]2.)  ■-       - ■ 

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Ifii  rOETIFICATIONS. 

712.  Use  of  fortification  electric  plant  by  the  Quartermaster's 
Department  for  lighting  buildings  and  grounds.     (A.  R.,  1076.) 

713.  Repairs  pertaining  to  the  sphere  of  responsibility  of  the 
district  artillery  engineer  and  of  the  post  artillery  engineer,  etc. 
(G.  O.  62,  W.  D.,  1908,  Par.  IV,  sees.  13,  14,  15,  34,  35;  W.  D.  G.  O. 
107,1909;  50,  146,1911.) 

714.  In  order  to  prevent  delays,  expense,  and  unnecessary  cor- 
respondence, any  damage  to  or  defects  in  the  engineer  work  or 
material  at  any  artillery  post  will,  as  soon  as  observed,  be  communi- 
cated in  writing  by  the  artillery  district  commander  directly  to  the 
district  engineer  officer,  who  is  authorized  to  make  needed  repairs  if 
the  balances  in  his  hands  from  the  general  allotment  for  preservation 
and  repair  of  fortifications  are  sufficient;  otherwise,  he  will  make 
immediate  report  of  the  fact  to  the  Chief  of  Engineers.  (G.  0.  62, 
W.  D.,  1908,  Par.  IV,  sec.  43.) 

715.  Battery  commanders  will  be  responsible  for  the  care,  preser- 
vation, and  proper  handling  of  the  equipment  of  their  batteries  and 
stations.  They  will  make  no  changes  in  permanent  installations. 
They  will  submit  timely  requisitions  to  post  staff  officer  concerned 
for  such  supplies  as  may  be  needed  for  proper  maintenance  of  equip- 
ment pertaining  to  their  batteries  and  stations.  They  will  report  to 
the  post  staff  officer  of  the  department  concerned  such  defects  as  they 
can  not  remedy  and  such  repairs  as  they  can  not  make  with  means 
under  their  control.     (G.  0.  62,  W.  D.,  1908,  Par.  IV,  sec.  41.) 

716.  The  labor  incident  to  the  upkeep  and  repair  of  emplace- 
ments, fire-control  structures,  and  material  installed  by  the  Engineer 
Department  at  coast  artillery  posts,  and  turned  over  to  the  coast 
artillery  for  use  and  care,  will  hereafter  be  furnished  by  coast  artil- 
lery troops  in  every  case  where  it  is  possible  to  do  so.  The  necessary 
material  will  be  supplied  by  the  district  engineer  officer  upon 
requisitions  made  to  him  through  the  post  and  artillery  district  com- 
manders. (G.  O.  31,  W.  D.,  1910;  Artillery  Bulletin  No.  67  (serial 
No.  78),  Feb.  25,  1910.) 

717.  Care,  preservation,  and  protection  of  all  Government  prop- 
erty at  coast  artillery  subposts  by  caretaker  detachments.  (Cir.  65, 
W.  D.,  1906.) 

718.  Manufacturers'  printed  directions  furnished  with  machinery 
and  electrical  appliances  will  have  the  force  of  orders  in  the  absence 
of  any  special  instructions  that  may  be  issued  by  the  War  Depart- 
ment and  that  may  be  in  conflict  therewith.     (Cir.  45,  W.  D.,  1908.) 

719.  During  coast  artillery  service  practice  all  emplacement 
doors  and  windows  of  the  battery  that  is  firing  will  be  kept  open. 
(G.  O.  107,  W.  D.,  1908.) 


FORTIFICATIONS.  12& 

720.  Concealment  of  searchlight  shelters.  (Mimeo.  No.  135, 
serial  No.  476,  Eng.  Dept.,  Nov.  4,  1910.) 

721.  Concealment  of  seaooaat  defenses — planting  of  trees  and 
shrubs,  paintmg  of  superior  slopes  and  visible  armament,  etc. 
(Mimeo.  No.  133,  serial  No.  471,  Eng.  Dept.,  Aug.  2,  1910;  Mimeo. 
No.  133,  serial  No.  484,  Eng.  Dept.,  May  8,  1911.) 

722.  Precautions  as  to  visitors  visiting  coast  defenses.  (A.  R., 
358.)  The  taking  of  photographic  or  other  views  of  permanent  works 
of  defense  will  not  be  permitted.  What  information  may  be  given 
concerning  works  of  defense,  etc.     (A.  R.,  359.) 

723.  Supplies  to  be  furnished  by  the  various  staff  departments 
for  the  service  of  seacoast  fortifications: 

(a)  Engineer  Department. 

For  fire-control  installations. — Will  erect  all  stations  (including 
battle  and  battery  commander  stations;  primary,  secondarj'^,  and 
supplementary  stations  for  fire  commands,  mine  commands,  and 
batteries;  searchlight,  tide-gauge  and  meteorological  stations,  etc.), 
switchboard  rooms,  and  telephone  and  telautograph  niches  and 
booths  for  emplacements  and  stations,  all  protected  in  the  best 
manner  practicable;  it  will  furnish  circular  benches  around  observ- 
ing instruments  and  plotting  boards,  and  to  reduce  the  noise  will 
furnish  corrugated  rubber  floor  cloth  for  the  floors  of  stations  and 
telephone  booths;  it  will  also  furnish  searchlights  and  the  electric 
power  current  required  for  all  fire-control  purposes  (except  that 
derived  from  Signal  Corps  storage  batteries  installed  to  operate 
telautographs),  together  with  electric  lamps  and  other  material  for 
lighting  all  stations,  etc.;  it  will  also  furnish  and  install  all  wiring, 
underground  or  overhead,  for  lighting  and  power. 

For  fortifications  and  their  accessories. — Will  supply  and  install  all 
necessary  electrical  appliances  and  apparatus  for  furnishing  light 
and  power,  including  linoleum  for  dynamo  and  engine  rooms,  switch- 
boards and  instruments  attached  thereto,  and  searchlight  equip- 
ments, with  the  exception  of  the  motors  permanently  attached  to  the 
gun  and  mortar  carriages,  and  except  where  central  electric  plants 
have  been  installed  which  provide  current  for  the  post  as  well  as  the 
fortifications,  in  which  case  the  necessary  supplies,  etc.,  will  be 
furnished  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  paragraph  1068,  Army 
Regulations  [A.  R.,  1076,  1910].  The  Engmeer  Department  will 
also  make  repairs  to  the  fortifications,  including  the  ramps,  gutters, 
etc.,  connected  therewith.     It  will  also,  as  funds  permit,  supply 

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130  FORTIFICATIONS. 

reserve  lanterns  for  use  in  permanent  seacoast  batteries  and  fire- 
control  stations  in  case  of  failure  of  electric  current.  For  fortifica- 
tions and  buildings  accessory  thereto,  constructed  by  the  Engineer 
Department,  that  department  will  furnish  and  install  all  necessary 
interior  water  and  sewer  apparatus  and  fixtures,  and  will  make  the 
necessary  connections  with  mains  provided  by  the  Quartermaster's 
Department  when  the  distance  to  such  mains  is  not  greater  than  100 
feet  measured  from  the  exterior  lines  of  the  Engineer  Department 
Btructures.     (G.  O.  5,  W.  D.,  1909,  amended  by  G.  0. 76,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

(b)  Signal  Corjts. 

For  fire-control  installations. — Will  supply  all  instruments  for 
communication.  This  will  include  all  kinds  of  telephones,  tele- 
graphs, telautographs,  and  megaphones  which  may  from  time  to  time 
be  prescribed,  with  their  primary  and  storage  batteries,  storage- 
battery  switchboards,  motor  generators,  boosters,  and  the  necessary 
cables  of  all  kinds  required  for  operating  and  interconnecting  them. 
It  will  also  supply  electrical  clocks,  time-interval  bells,  firing  signals, 
zone  signals,  aeroscopes,  field  glasses,  telescopes  (other  than  battle, 
fire,  and  mine  commander's  telescopes),  and  meterological  instru- 
ments. It  will  furnish  and  install  all  submarine  cables  for  commu- 
nication, including  the  construction  of  cable  terminals,  but  excluding 
cover  for  the  terminals  or  the  cable  approaches.  It  will  also  furnish 
all  cable  for  communication  by  overhead  or  undeigroimd  lines  and 
the  necessary  terminal  boxes.  In  case  of  underground  lines  the 
cables  will  be  placed  in  trenches  or  ducts  by  the  Engineer  Depart- 
ment. In  case  of  overhead  lines  they  will  be  installed  by  the  Signal 
Corps.  When  practicable  any  pole  lines  which  have  been  installed 
by  the  Engineer  Department  for  light  and  power  wires  may,  with 
the  consent  of  that  department,  be  utilized  by  the  Signal  C 'orps  for 
any  of  these  wires.  It  will  supply  each  garrisoned  coast  artillery 
poet  having  a  standard  fire-control  installation  with  the  following 
equipment:  One  electrical  engineer's  tool  chest,  one  inspector's 
pocket  kit,  and  one  tool  bag.  To  each  coast  artillery  post  equipped 
with  a  provisional  fire-control  installation  it  will  supply  a  post  tool 
chest. 

The  Signal  Corps  will  supply  all  the  necessary  lines  and  means  of 
electrical  communication,  including  telephones,  dial  and  other  tele- 
graphs, wiring,  all  recessary  electrical  instruments  not  permanently 
attached  to  the  switchboard,  including  portable  ammeters  and  port- 
able voltmeters,  and  such  special  instruments  as  may  be  directed 
to  be  supplied  by  the  Secretary  of  War.    (G.  O.  5,  W.  D.,  1909.) 


FORTIFICATIONS.  iM 

(c)  Ordnance  Department. 

For  fire-control  installations: — Will  supply  range  finders,  observa- 
tion telescopes,  plotting  boards,  deflection  boards,  range  boards,  wind 
component  indicators,  azimuth  instruments,  time-interval  recorders, 
scale  arms,  range  tables,  prediction  scales,  set  forward  rulers,  mine 
prediction  rulers,  predictors,  range  rods,  time  range  boards,  drawing 
instruments  and  materials,  etc.,  prescribed  for  use  in  connection 
with  the  fire  control  and  direction  system  for  coast  fortifications  and 
for  the  control  of  mine  fields. 

The  Ordnance  Department  will  furnish  all  motors  to  be  attached 
to  gun  and  mortar  carriages  and  mechanical  loading  apparatus,  in- 
cluding motor  generators,  switchboards,  terminal  boxes,  resistances, 
flexible  metallic  conduits,  dry-cell  batteries,  magneto-generators,  con- 
ductors, connections,  etc.,  required  for  the  power,  illumination,  and 
firing  circuits  attached  to  carriages;  will  supply  all  bench  and  hand 
tools  and  appliances  for  engineer  power  plants  and  ordnance  repair 
shops,  including  supplies  for  the  latter;  will  furnish  and  install,  in 
buildings  provided  by  the  Quartermaster's  Department,  such 
machines,  tools,  etc.,  «s  may  be  prescribed  for  ordnance  repair  shops; 
will  make  all  necessary  repairs  to  guns,  carriages,  instruments  of  the 
fire  control  and  direction  system  furnished  by  it,  including  imple- 
ments accessories,  tools,  etc.;  will  furnish  thermometers  and  hy- 
grometers for  use  in  connection  with  the  ventilation  of  magazines, 
and  stencils  for  all  gun  and  mortar  letters  and  figures  for  designating 
emplacements,  etc..  Clinometers  and  rests  for  each  caliber  and 
model  of  the  gun  in  service  will  be  supplied  by  the  nearest  district 
armament  officer  of  the  Ordnance  Department  whenever  needed  by 
artillery  officers  in  complying  with  the  requirements  of  General 
Orders,  No.  65,  Headquarters  of  the  Army,  Adjutant  General's  office, 
1901.     (G.0.5,  W.  D.,1909.) 

{d)  Quartermaster's  Department. 

For  fire-control  stations,  etc. — Will  supply  stationery,  heating 
apparatus,  oil  lamps,  and  furniture  (not  including  rubber  floor  cloth 
nor  circular  benches  for  observers  and  plotters). 

The  Quartermaster's  Department  will  furnish  all  fuel  and  engine 
supplies,  such  as  waste,  lubricating  oils,  oil  lamps,  brooms,  brushes, 
coal-handling  and  fire  tools  and  appliances,  etc.,  necessary  for  the 
maintenance,  operation,   and   preservation  of  all  electric  plants; 


mt  FORTIFICATIONS. 

for  central  plants  which  furnish  current  to  the  post  as  well  as  to 
the  fortifications,  it  will,  in  addition,  furnish  all  material  and  funds 
necessary  for  their  repair  and  preservation  (A.  R.,  1068.)  [A.  R., 
1076,  1910.]  It  will  also  furnish  such  materials  as  may  be  needed 
for  the  use  of  the  battery  mechanics,  all  grass-cutting  tools,  and  all 
carpenter's  tools.  When  under  the  provisions  of  paragraph  1523, 
Army  Regulations  [A.  R.,  1528,  1910],  any  seacoast  post,  or  any  part 
of  it,  has  been  turned  over  to  and  garrisoned  by  the  coast  artillery, 
all  repairs  to  the  post  buildings  and  to  all  plumbing,  water  supply, 
and  sewer  systems,  roads,  walks,  and  grounds  will  be  made  by  the 
Quartermaster's  Department,  governed  in  this  work  by  the  prod- 
sions  of  paragraph  1522,  Army  Regulations  [A.  R.,  1527,  1910.] 
The  Quartermaster's  Department  will  furnish  the  water  required 
for  all  purposes  at  seacoast  fortifications,  and  will  provide  all  neces- 
sary fire  hydrants  and  all  water  and  sewer  mains.  For  all  buildings 
constructed  by  the  Quartermaster's  Department  that  department 
will  also  furnish  and  install  all  necessary  interior  water  and  sewer 
apparatus  and  fixtures  and  will  make  the  necessary  connections 
with  water  and  sewer  mains. 

Artillery  district  commanders  will  have  prepared  and  forward 
through  military  channels  for  action  of  the  Quartermaster  General 
estimates,  with  plans  and  detailed  information  relative  thereto,  for 
water  and  sewer  extensions  required  to  make  connections  with  forti- 
fications and  buildings  accessory  thereto  constructed  by  the  Engi- 
neer Department  up  to  the  point  where  under  paragraph  5,  G.  0.  5, 
W.  D.,  1909,  the  Engineer  Department  mains  and  pipes  are  con- 
nected with  those  provided  under  paragraph  8,  G.  O.  5,  W.  D,,  1909. 
(G.  O.  5,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

724.  Allowance  of  furniture  for  position-finding  stations  at  coast 
artillery  posts  furnished  by  the  Quartermaster's  Department. 
(G.  O.  45,  W.  D.,  1906.) 

725.  Allowance  of  reserve  lanterns  for  seacoast  batteries.  (Mimeo. 
No.  77,  serial  No.  450,  Eng.  Dept.,  Aug.  25,  1909.) 

726.  Difference  charts,  when  to  be  used ;  material  to  be  supplied 
for.     (G.  O.  166,  W.  D.,  1907.) 

727.  Peace  storage  magazines,  at  what  posts  to  be  constructed. 
(2d  Supp.  to  Mimeo.  No.  38,  serial  No.  475,  Eng.  Dept.,  Nov.  4\ 
1910.) 

728.  Except  when  they  are  in  actual  use,  time  range  boards  will 
be  removed  from  the  walls  of  emplacements  and  stored  so  that  they 
will  be  protected  from  the  weather.     (C.  A.  M.  No.  7,  W.  D.,  1909.) 


FUNDS.  U$ 

FUNDS. 

Regimental,  bakery,  company,  and  mess. 

729.  Regulations.  (A.  R.,  316-334,  337,  338,  350,  913,  1159, 
1229.) 

730.  No  projects  by  which  money  will  accrue  will  be  entered 
upon  under  color  of  military  control  without  specific  authority 
from  the  War  Department.     (A.  R.,  323.) 

731.  Under  no  circumstances  will  regimental,  bakery,  com- 
pany, mess,  hospital,  post  exchange,  or  band  funds  be  taken  away 
from  the  post  where  the  organization  to  which  they  pertain  is  sta- 
tioned, except  as  may  be  necessary  to  pay  indebtedness  or  for  deposit 
in  a  bank. 

Should  the  officer  who  is  custodian  of  any  of  these  funds  be  absent 
from  the  post,  on  leave  or  otherwise,  for  any  period  beyond  3  and 
less  than  10  days,  he  will  leave  the  funds  with  the  officer  acting  in 
his  place,  taking  memorandum  receipt  therefor.  If  an  officer  is  to 
be  absent  for  more  than  10  days  he  will  regularly  transfer  the  funds 
of  which  he  is  custodian  to  his  successor. 

Company,  post  exchange,  bakery,  and  other  funds  authorized  by 
A.  R.,  316,  will,  if  deposited  in  a  bank,  be  placed  under  their  official 
designation,  as,  for  example,  company  fund.  Company  B,  Twenty- 
first  Infantry,  and  not  to  the  credit  of  the  officer  who  is  custodian. 
(A.  R.,  324.) 

732.  The  provisions  of  A.  R.,  320  and  321,  1908  (A.  R.,  323, 
324,  1910),  are  applicable  to  regimental  and  other  trust  funds. 
If  these  funds  have  been  loaned  with  a  view  to  earning  interest  and 
without  specific  authority  in  each  case  from  the  War  Department, 
the  person  responsible  for  the  loaning  would  be  a  proper  subject  for 
disciplinary  measures.  (Chief  of  Staff,  Mar.  27,  1909;  12835-C, 
0.  I.  G.) 

733.  The  purchase  from  regimental,  bakery,  company,  or  mess 
funds  of  any  article  which  can  be  obtained  on  requisition  from  a 
supply  department  is  forbidden,  except  that,  with  the  approval  of 
the  post  commander,  such  articles  may  be  purchased  if  necessity 
exists  for  their  immediate  use  and  they  are  not  on  hand  for  issue  at 
the  post.     (A.  R.,  322.) 

734.  Paragraph  318,  A.  R.,  1904,  is  not  held  to  apply  in 
its  restrictions  to  ration  articles,  the  word  "articles"  as  therein 
contained  being  interpreted  to  mean  those  of  a  permanent  or  semi- 
permanent nature,  as  brooms,  scrubbing  brushes,  tableware,  kitchen 


19*  FUNDS. 

utensils,  etc.     (Memo.  Asst.  to  Chief  of  Staff,  approved  by  Acting 
Secretary  of  War  Apr.  9,  1908;  12305,  O.  I.  G.) 
Note.— A.  R.,  318,  1904,  is  continued  as  A.  R.,  322,  1910. 

735.  Pay  forfeited  by  sentence  of  court-martial  can  accrue  to  the 
United  States  only.  A  sentence  can  not  forfeit  (appropriate,  or 
"stop")  pay  for  the  reimbursement  or  benefit  of  an  individual,  civil 
or  military,  however  justly  the  same  may  be  due  him,  eithjer  for 
money  borrowed,  stolen,  or  embezzled  by  the  accused,  or  to  satisfy 
any  other  pecuniary  liability  of  the  accused  whether  in  the  nature 
of  debt  or  damages;  nor  can  a  sentence  forfeit  pay  for  the  support  or 
benefit  of  the  family  of  the  accused,  or  for  the  benefit  of  a  company 
fund,  post  fund,  hospital  fund,  etc.,  none  of  these  funds  being  money 
of  the  United  States.  But  as  the  post  exchange,  company,  and  simi- 
lar funds  are  agencies  or  instrumentalities  of  the  Government,  the 
pay  of  officers  and  soldiers  may  be  stopped  without  sentence  to  reim- 
burse these  funds.     (D.  J.  A.  G.,  1384,  1424,  2384.) 

736.  The  act  of  May  26,  1900,  does  not  prohibit  the  payment  of 
extra-duty  pay  where  such  extra  pay  is  not  derived  from  an  appro- 
priation of  Congress.  (J.  A.  G.,  July  31,  1906;  11009-A,  O.  I.  G.) 
Under  this  ruling  enlisted  men  receiving  or  entitled  to  receive 
foreign-service  pay,  may  receive  extra  pay  from  company,  bakery, 
mess,  and  exchange  funds,  for  services  as  cooks,  bakers,  attendants, 
etc. 

737.  Empty  flour  sacks  and  barrels  may  lawfully  be  sold  by  a  post 
bakery,  company,  or  general  mess,  and  the  proceeds  of  the  sale  taken 
up  and  accounted  for  in  the  proper  fund.     (Cir.  11,  W.  D.,  1908.) 

738.  Councils  of  administration.     (A.  R.,  316-321.) 

739.  In  case  of  loss  of  regimental,  bakery,  exchange,  company,  or 
mess  funds,  the  circumstances  will  be  carefully  investigated  and 
reported  by  the  post  council,  with  recommendation  as  to  responsi- 
bility, for  the  decision  of  the  division  commander.  (A.  R.,  321.) 
See  also  M.  M.  D.,  311. 

740.  Inspection  of,  by  Inspector  General's  Department.  (A.  R., 
913,  par.  17.) 

741.  Remuneration  for  outside  engagements  of  bands.  (See  par. 
567,  ante.) 

742.  Band  fund.  Coast  Artillery  Corps.     (A.  R.,  326.) 

743.  The  purchase  of  a  typewriter,  if  its  intended  use  is  to  "facil- 
itate the  transaction  of  regimental  business,"  is  authorized  from 
regimental  fund  under  A.  R.,  322,  1908  [A.  R.,  325,  1910]  (Secre- 
tary of  War,  Aug.  17,  1909;  13541,  O.  I.  G.) 


FUNDS.,  136 

744.  The  printing  of  a  roster  of  troops  serving  in  an  artillery  dis- 
trict will  facilitate  the  transaction  of  business  and  the  military- 
administration  of  the  district  to  such  an  extent  as  to  warrant  the 
appropriation  of  a  portion  of  the  band  fund,  Coast  Artillery  Corps, 
for  that  purpose.  If  a  portion  of  the  band  fund  can  be  used  for 
printing,  it  naturally  follows  that  it  can  with  equal  propriety  be 
applied  to  the  purchase  of  type  and  a  press.  (Op.  of  J.  A.  G., 
approved  by  Secretary  of  War  Apr.  9,  1910;  14078,  O.  I.  G.) 

745.  In  accounting  for  the  funds  of  a  volunteer  band,  ail  receipts 
and  expenditures  are  to  be  entered  on  the  fund  account  as  indicated 
in  A.  R.,  323,  1908  [A.  R.  326,  1910J  (14529,  O.  I.  G.) 

746.  The  company  fund,  which  will  consist  of  the  gross  amounts 
of  money  received  from  all  sources,  is  received  by  the  company 
commander  and,  with  the  concurrence  of  the  company  council,  is 
disbursed  by  him  solely  for  the  benefit  of  the  company.     (A.  R.  331.) 

747.  The  company  fund  is  not  intended  for  expenditure  in  the 
purchase  of  articles  to  facilitate  the  transaction  of  business  in  a  com- 
pany. On  the  contrary  the  legitimate  and  proper  application  of  this 
fund  is  in  supplementing  the  articles  aheady  furnished  by  the  supply 
departments  for  the  purpose  of  increasing  the  comfort,  pleasure,  con- 
tentment, mental  and  physical  improvement  of  the  organization. 
To  accomplish  this  purpose,  disbursements  of  company  fund  are 
authorized;  disbursements  for  all  other  purposes  are  unauthorized. 
(Cir.  6,  W.  D.,  1904.) 

748.  Circular  6,  War  Department,  1904,  is  construed  as  not  pro- 
hibiting the  purchase  or  repair  of  typewriting  machines  from  the 
company  fund,  provided  the  officer  responsible  for  expenditures 
from  that  fund  decides  that  the  same  are  made  solely  for  the  benefit 
of  the  company  and  for  the  purpose  of  increasing  the  comfort,  pleas- 
ure, and  contentment  of  the  enlisted  men.     (Cir.  56,  W.  D.,  1906). 

749.  The  decision  of  the  War  Department  in  the  matter  of  expend- 
itures from  company  fund  for  blank  passes,  score  cards  (expert  rifle- 
men's course),  rubber  stamps,  and  clothing  lists,  is  indicated  in  the 
following  extract  from  A.  G.  O.  indorsement  dated  August  27,  1909: 

''Under  date  of  October  10,  1906,  the  Acting  Secretary  of  War 
decided,  with  respect  to  a  purchase  of  articles  somewhat  similar  to 
those  now  under  consideration,  as  follows: 

'"No  authority  from  the  Department  appears  necessary  for  this 
purchase  under  the  regulations;  provided  the  officers  charged  with 
the  duty  decide  that  this  article  is  solely /or  the  benefit  of  the  company 
and  is  for  the  purpose  of  increasing  the  comfort,  pleasure  and  con- 
tentment of  the  organization.     As  Circular  No.  6,  War  Department, 


136  FUNDS. 

1904,  is  merely  explanatory  of  the  regulations  and  affords  an  excel- 
lent guide  for  the  judgment  of  the  officers  responsible,  no  occasion 
for  its  repeal  is  seen.' 

' '  This  decision  seems  to  cover  the  case  in  point.  The  money  value 
of  the  articles  in  question  appears  to  be  very  small,  and  the  depart- 
ment commander  and  the  post  commander,  taking  into  consideration 
all  the  facts  in  the  case  which  they  have  at  hand,  should  decide 
whether  or  not  the  expenditure  was  a  proper  one  under  existing 
regulations.  The  policy  of  the  War  Department  has  been  to  place 
a  liberal  construction  upon  the  words  'solely  for  the  benefit  of  the 
company  for  the  purpose  of  increasing  the  comfort,  pleasure  and 
contentment  of  the  organization.'"     (13527-A,  O.  I.  G.) 

750.  Seeds  for  post  gardens  may  be  purchased  from  company 
funds.     (A.  R.,  353.) 

761.  So  long  as  enamel  ware  can  not  be  secured  from  the  Quarter- 
master's Department,  the  purchase  of  it  from  the  company  fund  is  a 
proper  expenditure.  (Secretary  of  War,  July  12,  1909;  13301, 
O.  I.  G.) 

762.  The  purchase  of  the  "Bulls-eye  Score  Book"  (formerly  the 
Ahny  and  Navy  Target  Book)  from  company  fund  is  not  authorized. 
(Secretary  of  War,  Mar.  25, 1909;  13128,  O.  I.  G.)  See  Oir.  79,  W.  D., 
1910. 

753.  The  purchase  of  heavy  lounging  chairs,  writing  table,  card 
tables,  rugs,  etc.,  to  be  placed  in  the  company  recreation  room,  is  a 
proper  expenditure  from  the  company  fund.  (Op.  J.  A.  G.,  ap- 
proved by  the  Secretary  of  War,  Nov.  9,  1909;   13710,  O.  I.  G.) 

754.  The  purchase  of  aprons  for  company  cooks  from  company 
funds  is  deemed  to  be  authorized  by  Circular  6,  W.  D.,  1904. 
(Chief  of  Staff,  Sept.  5,  1905;  10274,  O.  I.  G.) 

Note  . — White  coats  and  trousers  are  issued  t-o  cooks  and  bakers  by 
the  Quartermaster's  Department  at  cost  price.  (Cir.  60,  W.  D., 
1907.) 

755.  The  purchase,  for  use  of  company  cooks,  of  khaki  trousers 
"in  lieu  of  the  white  suits"  issued  by  the  Quartermaster's  Depart- 
liient,  is  not  a  proper  expenditure  from  company  fund.  (Secretary 
of  War,  Apr.  12,  1910;  14120,  O.  I.  G.) 

756.  Prizes  to  rifle  competitors  are  not  permissible  expenditures 
from  the  company  fund  under  existing  regulations  as  interpreted 
by  (Circular  6,  W.  D.,  1904.  (Secretary  of  AVar,  Dec.  18,  1906; 
11274,  O.  I.  G.) 

757.  The  saving  of  the  lard  ration  and  purchasing  in  lieu  eb^ 
where,  from  the  company  fund,  of  lard  compound,  is  a  violation  of 


FUNDS.  137 

A.  R.,  1238,  1908  (1242,  1910).     (Commissary  General,  concun-ed  in 
by  the  Secretary  of  War,  Mar.  29,  1911;  13513-A,  O.  I.  G.) 

758.  A  request  for  authority  to  expend,  out  of  the  post  exchange 
dividends  of  a  company  fund,  for  the  benefit  of  the  married  enlisted 
men  messing  separately,  "the  same  amount  per  man  as  is  spent  for 
the  mess  fund  of  the  unmarried  men  per  man,"  was  disapproved  by 
the  War  Department  January  11,  1911.     (14856,  O.  I.  G.) 

759.  In  the  case  of  an  appeal  by  a  company  commander  against 
the  orders  of  the  post  and  department  commanders  directing  him  to 
reimburse  the  company  fund  with  an  amount  expended  for  "a  set  of 
Moss-Dalton  records,"  the  War  Department  decided.  May  17,  1910, 
that  the  post  and  department  commanders  were  within  their  rights 
in  the  matter.     (14179,  O.  I.  G.) 

760.  Paying  a  man  to  look  after  a  pool  table  should  increase  the 
profits  therefrom;  and  paying  men  to  cultivate  a  garden  should  in- 
crease its  output.  The  post  commander's  statement  shows  that 
company  *  *  *  gained  materially  by  paying  for  such  services. 
These  expenditures  from  the  company  fund  benefited  the  company, 
and  solely  the  company,  if  the  men  employed  were  paid  no  more 
than  their  extra  services  for  the  company  were  worth. 

Paragraph  329,  Army  Regulations,  1904  (A.  R.,  333,  1910),  author- 
izes paying  an  enlisted  man  extra  compensation  from  company 
funds  for  cooking  food  for  a  company.  The  same  principle  would 
permit  paying  a  gardener  for  providing  food  for  a  company.  It  is 
only  a  step  further  in  the  same  direction  to  paying  a  pool  table  at- 
tendant for  increasing  the  funds  with  which  food  may  be  purchased 
for  a  company. 

It  is  recommended  that  the  expenditures  reported  in  this  case  be 
approved. 

The  Inspector  General  was  consulted,  and  concurs  in  the  above 
recommendation,  adding,  however,  that  unduly  large  expenditures 
for  the  purposes  in  question  should  not  be  made.  (Report  of  Asst. 
to  the  Chief  of  Staff,  approved  by  the  Acting  Secretary  of  War  Mar. 
31,  1908;  12240,  O.  I.  G.) 

761.  Expenditures  from  company  fund  for  payment  of  extra  pay 
to  a  room  orderly  or  to  a  lavatory  orderly  are  not  authorized.  (Sec- 
retary of  War,  May  15,  1911;  15052-A,  O.  I.  G.)  '^^"^ 

762.  In  payment  of  extra-duty  pay  to  company  cooks,  A.  R., 
329,  1904,  should  be  strictly  complied  with.  Recommendation 
that  the  paragraph  cited  (329)  be  amended  so  as  to  give  greater 
latitude  in  the  payment  of  company  cooks  from  company  funds  was 


^  FUNDS. 

not  favorably  considered  by  the  War  Department.     (Secretary  of 
War,  May  29,  1906;  10806-A,  O.  I.  G.) 

Note.— A.  R.,  329,  1904,  is  same  as  A.  E.,  333,  1910. 

763.  Where  soldiers  are  detached  for  duty  as  members  of  machine 
gun  platoons  and  at  rifle  competitions,  an  allotment  to  improve  their 
mese  can  be  ordered  by  the  department,  regimental,  or  post  com- 
mander from  the  fund  of  the  organization  to  which  they  belong. 
(Inspector  General  of  the  Army,  approved  by  Secretary  of  Ws^  July 
28,  1908;  12515,  12518,  0.  I.  G.) 

764.  Money  accruing  from  the  ration  and  savings  account  of  an 
organization  will  be  spent  only  for  food.     (A.  R.,  1242.) 

765.  The  establishment  of  company  exchanges  or  other  under- 
takings not  authorized  by  the  Army  Regulations  or  the  orders  or 
instructions  of  the  War  Department,  for  the  purpose  of  accumulating 
company  funds,  is  prohibited.     (G.  0.  165,  W.  D.,  1906.) 

766.  The  establishment  of  company  barber  shops  and  of  com- 
pany billiard  and  pool  tables,  from  which  revenues  may  be  derived, 
is  authorized.  All  funds  accruing  therefrom  will  be  accounted  for 
as  part  of  the  company  fund.     (G.  0.  28,  W.  D.,  1911,  Par.  II.) 

767.  The  amount  of  an  enlisted  man's  indebtedness  to  the  com- 
pany barber  shop  or  billiard  and  pool  tables,  established  under 
paragraph  II,  G.  O.  28,  W.  P.,  1911,  can  not  be  charged  against 
him  on  the  company  pay  rolls.  (Op.  J.  A.  G.,  concurred  in  by 
Secretary  of  War,  June  29,  1911;  15282,  O.  I.  G.) 

768.  Companies  or  detachments  are  not  authorized  to  act  as 
agents  for  laundries  doing  business  at  a  post  through  an  agent. 
(Secretary  of  War,  Apr.  3,  1911;  14983-B,  0.  I.  G.) 

769.  When  rations  obtained  from  the  commissary  are  found  by 
a  surveying  officer  to  have  been  lost,  or  destroyed,  through  unavoid- 
able circumstances,  so  that  those  for  whom  they  were  procured  were 
insufficiently  subsisted  and  money  is  expended  from  the  company 
fund  for  necessary  subsistence,  the  company  fund  may  be  reimbursed 
by  the  Subsistence  Department  for  the  amount  so  expended  upon  a 
full  statement  of  the  circumstances  of  the  case  and  the  approval  of 
the  Secretary  of  War.     (M.  S.  D.,  187.)  jij,^,    ,  ,h  \  I  ;,;' 

770.  Fuel  or  mineral  oil  issued  to  troops  can  not, be  sold  for  the 
benefit  of  company  fund.     (A.  R.,  1058,  1072.) 

771.  No  troop  should  have  to  exceed  three  cows  and  eight  hogs. 
(Dec.  Chief  of  Staff,  Jan.  13,  1906;  10528,  0.  I.  G.) 

772.  Debts  due  company  fund  by  a  deserter  can  not  be  deducted 
from  balance  of  pay  and  allowances  forfeited  by  desertion.  (Cir. 
5,  W.  D.,  1903.) 


FUNDS.  139 

773.  Stoppages  on  pay  rolls  ou  account  of  dues  to  company  fund 
should  be  limited  to  reimbursements  for  loss  of  money  pertaining 
thereto,  or  for  damages  to  property  purchased  therefrom  when  stop- 
jjage  is  directed  by  proper  authority  after  responsibility  is  estab- 
lished.    (M.  P.  D.,  949.) 

774.  The  amount  of  any  loss  that  an  exchange  may  sustain  in 
consequence  of  the  failure  of  a  soldier  to  pay  for  articles  properly 
bought  on  credit,  whether  by  his  discharge  without  sufficient  money 
due  on  his  final  statements  to  pay  the  debt,  or  by  his  desertion,  will 
be  deducted  from  the  share  of  the  profits  of  the  company  or  organ- 
ization to  which  the  defaulter  belongs.  (Par.  17,  G.  O.  176,  W.  D., 
1909.) 

775.  The  loaning  of  any  portion  of  a  company  fund  to  a  regi- 
mental fund  is  irregular  and  is  in  conflict  with  A.  R.,  321,  1908 
(324, 1910).     (Secretary  of  War,  Oct.  29,  1910;  14537,  O.  I.  G. ) 

776.  The  loaning  of  money  out  of  the  company  fund  to  an 
enlisted  man  of  the  company,  the  other  members  of  the  company 
guaranteeing  to  reimburse  the  amount  in  case  of  loss,  is  highly 
improper,  unseemly,  and  not  conducive  to  discipline.  (Views  of 
the  Inspector  General  of  the  Army,  concurred  in  by  the  Secretary 
of  War,  Mar.  6,  1911;  15015,  O.  I.  G.) 

777.  The  custodian  of  a  company  fund  may  cash  final  state- 
ments without  profit,  and  may  retain  a  small  portion  until  settle- 
ment by  the  paymaster;  the  balance  to  be  transmitted  to  the  soldier 
as  soon  as  the  actual  status  of  the  account  is  known.  (M.  P.  D., 
38.) 

778.  The  company  commander  will  keep  an  account  of  the 
company  fund,  which  will  be  inspected  by  the  post,  regimental, 
battalion,  or  squadron  commander  at  least  once  each  quarter. 
(A.  R.,  332.) 

779.  The  fund  of  the  hospital,  or  of  a  detachment  or  band  having 
a  separate  mess,  is  regarded  as  a  company  fund.  (A.  R.,  331; 
M.  M.  D.,  309.) 

780.  Hospitalfund.  (A.  R.,  316-318,  320-324,  331,  332;  M.  M.  D., 
292,  307-322,  353,  365,  369,  593.) 

781.  Moneys  accruing  to  the  fund  of  a  detachment  of  the  Hospital 
Corps,  together  with  the  proceeds  from  the  ration  and  savings  ac- 
count of  the  sick  in  hospital,  and  the  commutation  of  rations  paid  to 
the  surgeon  conformably  to  A.  R.,  1234,  belong  to  the  hospital  fund. 
(A.R.,  331.) 

782.  Under  A.  R.,  328,  1908  (A.  R.,  331, 1910),  the  gross  amounts 
of  all  money  received  by  the  hospital  fund  must  be  entered  in  the 


SK  FUNDS. 

fund  account  and  properly  accounted  for.     (Secretary  of  War,  Jan. 
17,  1911;  14875,  O.  I.  G.) 

783.  The  surgeon  of  a  post  or  command,  or  the  commanding 
officer  of  a  general  hospital  or  other  sanitary  formation,  will  keep, 
account  for,  and  expend  the  hospital  fund,  according  to  the  instruc- 
tions of  the  Surgeon  General,  exclusively  for  the  benefit  of  the 
sick  in  hospital  and  of  the  enlisted  men  of  the  Hospital  Corps  and 
members  of  the  Nurse  Corps  on  duty  therein.     (A.  K.,  1484.) 

784.  The  War  Department  has  no  objection  to  allowing  enlisted 
men  of  the  Hospital  Corps  on  duty  in  a  hospital  and  messing  sepa- 
rately, the  pri\dlege  of  purchasing  food  supplies  from  those  pur- 
chased out  of  the  hospital  fund,  from  outside  dealers,  at  cost  price, 
pro^dded  the  arrangement  is  properly  supervised  and  guarded,  the 
sale  to  be  kept  on  the  accounts  of  the  hospital  mess  and  the  receipts 
properly  accounted  for  on  the  statement  of  the  hospital  fund, 
(Secretary  of  War,  Sept.  25,  1911;  15240,  O.  I.  G.) 

786.  Cows  may  be  purchased  from  hospital  fund  upon  authority 
of  chief  surgeons.     (M.  M.  D.,  316.) 

786.  The  hospital  gardener  may  be  paid  not  exceeding  $10  per 
month  from  the  hospital  fund,  when  authorized  by  chief  surgeon. 
(M.  M.  D.,  314.) 

787.  Gratuities  to  hospital  cooks  and  assistant  cooks.  (M.  M.  D., 
314.) 

788.  Purchase  of  ice  from  hospital  fund.    (M.  M.  D.,  323.) 

789.  The  purchase  from  the  hospital  fund  of  liquors  (wines,  beer, 
etc.),  except  for  use  of  the  sick  in  hospital,  is  prohibited.  (M.  M.  D., 
315.) 

790.  Receipts  for  expenditures  of  hospital  fund  for  which  the 
responsible  officer  claims  credit  are  required  to  accompany  the 
accounts  when  audited  under  paragraph  313,  Army  Regulations,  or 
283,  Manual  for  the  Medical  Department.  (Dec.  Acting  Secretary 
of  War,  Oct.  29,  1907;  12006,  O.  I.  G.) 

Note.— A.  R.,  313,  1904,  is  same  as  A.  R.,  317,  1910;  M.  M.  D., 
283,  1906,  is  M.  M.  D.,  320,  1911. 

791.  It  is  not  deemed  advisable  to  require  vouchers  to  hospital 
fund  account  to  be  made  in  duplicate;  the  inspection  by  the  Inspec- 
tor-General's Department  should  cover  the  hospital  fund  account  to 
date  if  practicable,  but  if  any  vouchers  have  been  forwarded  to  the 
chief  sui^on  of  the  department  and  not  received  back  (see  M.  M. 
D.,  283),  the  inspector  should  note  this  fact  and  what  vouchers  are 
missing.     (Secretary  of  War,  Aug.  9,  3907;  11829,  O.  I.  G.) 

NoTF.— M.  M.  D.,  283,  1906,  is  M.  M.  D.,  320,  1911. 


FUNDS.  141 

792.  The  restrictions  imposed  on  the  custody  of  funds  by  A.  R., 
320,  1904,  as  amended  by  paragraph  1,  G.  O.,  32,  W.  D.,  1908,  are 
not  intended  to  have  any  bearing  upon  the  working  of  paragraph 
287,  Manual  for  the  Medical  Department,  1906.  (Secretary  of  War, 
Mar.  13,  1908;  8340-AA,  O.  I.  G.) 

Note.— A.  R.  320,  1904,  as  amended,  is  same  as  A.  R.,  324,  1910. 
Paragraph  287,  M.  M.  D.,  1906,  is  same  as  paragraph  317,  M.  M.  D., 
1911. 

793.  The  inspection  of  the  hospital  fund  by  the  commanding 
officer  should  develop  the  fact  whether  or  not  the  post  surgeon  com- 
plies with  A.  R.,  1479  (A.  R.,  1484,  1910),  with  respect  to  the 
fund  being  spent  "exclusively  for  the  benefit  of  the  sick  in 
hospital  and  of  the  enlisted  men  of  the  Hospital  Corps  and 
members  of  the  Nurse  Corps  on  duty  therein;"  the  correctness 
of  the  account;  that  the  surgeon  has  in  his  possession  the  cash  the 
account  shows  him  to  be  responsible  for.  If  the  inspection  should 
be  made  at  a  time  when  the  vouchers  are  at  department  headquar- 
ters, proper  notation  should  be  made  and  the  inspection  completed 
upon  the  return  of  the  vouchers.  The  post  commander  has  no  power 
to  revise  the  action  of  the  chief  surgeon,  but  if,  in  his  opinion,  the 
fund  is  not  expended  as  contemplated  by  the  paragraph  cited,  it  is 
his  duty  to  report  the  facts  in  the  case  to  the  commanding  general 
of  the  department,  who  will  in  turn  bring  the  matter  before  the  Sur- 
geon General  and  have  it  decided  by  competent  authority.  The 
object  of  the  inspection  is  evidently  to  have  a  disinterested  person 
on  the  ground  go  over  the  account,  verify  the  cash,  and  report  any 
irregularity  if  such,  in  his  opinion,  should  exist.  (Views  of  Inspec- 
tor General  of  the  Army  concurred  in  by  the  Surgeon  General,  and 
the  Secretary  of  War,  Oct.  5,  1910;  14572,  O.  I.  G.) 

794.  When  troops  are  transiently  at  a  post  or  station  for  a  period 
of  less  than  10  days  they  are  not  entitled  to  share  in  the  bakery 
profits.     (A.  R.,  327.) 

795.  Method  of  making  an  equitable  distribution  of  the  earnings 
of  the  post  bakery,  referred  to  in  A.  R.,  324,  1908  (A.  R.,  327,  1910) 
will  be  determined  by  the  post  council  of  administration.  (Cir.  76, 
W.  D.,  1910.) 

796.  The  expense  of  the  bakery  will  be  restricted  to  the  extra 
pay  of  the  bakers,  the  purchase  of  articles  necessary  for  making 
bread  and  utensils  not  furnished  by  the  supply  departments,  and 
the  cost  of  power  used  in  the  operation  of  authorized  bread-making 
machinery.  These  expenses  must  be  paid  from  the  bakery  fund. 
(A.  R.,  338.) 


142  GUARD  DUTY. 

797.  Post  bakers  should  be  provided  with  12  aprons  and  4  caps 
each,  furnished  and  laundered  at  the  expense  of  the  bakery  fund. 
(M.  A.  B.,91.) 

798.  The  purchase  of  soap  from  the  Subsistence  Department  by 
the  post  bakery  is  fully  authorized  both  by  A.  R.,  338  and  1263, 
1910.  It  is  not  believed  that  soap  should  be  issued  by  the  Sub- 
sistence Department  to  the  post  bakery.  (Commissary  General 
concurred  in  by  the  Secretary  of  War,  May  1,  1911;  15154,  O.  I.  G.) 

GENERAL   STAFF   CORPS. 

799.  Compilation  and  condensation  of  existing  law,  regulations, 
and  orders  relating  to  the  General  Staff  Corps,  including  the  detail 
and  duties  of  the  Chief  of  Staff;  the  submission  to  him  of  annual 
reports  of  division  and  department  commanders  and  bureau  chiefs, 
etc.;  the  organization  of  his  office,  with  rules  for  the  transaction  of 
the  business  thereof;  detail  in,  and  duties  of  the  General  Staff  Corps, 
etc.     (G.  O.,  68,  W.  D.,  1911.)    See  also  474,  ante. 

GUARD   DUTY. 

800.  At  all  posts  or  stations  where  there  are  two  or  more  com- 
panies, guard  and  fatigue  duties  will  be  performed  in  turn  by 
organizations  or  subdivisions  thereof.  When  an  organization  is 
detailed  to  form  the  guard  the  commander  thereof  will  be  the  offi- 
cer of  the  day  and  the  junior  officers  thereof  will  be  the  officers  of  the 
guard.  The  organization  may,  in  the  discretion  of  the  command- 
ing officer,  be  inspected  on  its  own  parade  by  its  commander  and 
marched  to  the  post  of  the  guard  by  the  senior  subordinate. 

When  details  of  subdivisions  of  a  company  are  made  for  guard 
duty,  the  detail  of  officer  of  the  day,  officer  of  the  guard,  if  any,  and 
musicians  of  the  guard,  will  be  made  by  roster.  (M.  G.  D.,  12, 
amended  by  G.  O.  210,  W.  D.,  1910.)    See  G.  O.  193,  W.  D.,  1910. 

801.  At  coast  artillery  posts,  each  company  in  turn,  except  as 
otherwise  provided  for  in  G.  O.  88,  W.  D.,  1907,  will  furnish  the 
entire  enlisted  strength  of  the  post  guard.     (G.  O.  88,  W.  D.,  1907.) 

802.  Guard  mounting,  parade,  and  other  ceremonies  may  be 
held  at  coast  artillery  posts  after  1  o'clock  p.  m.  (G.  0. 136,W.  D., 
1911.) 

803.  Field  artillery  troops  are  no  longer  exempt  from  post  guard, 
police,  and  fatigue  duty.  (G.  O.  179,  W.  D.,  1907,  rescinding  A.  R., 
368,  1904,  and  M.  G.  D.,  14,  1902.) 


GUARD  DUTY.  14S 

804.  The  strength  of  post  guards,  as  far  as  practicable,  will  be 
made  so  as  to  insure  privates  an  interval  of  not  less  than  six  days 
between  tours,  or  only  one  tour  in  seven  days.  When  the  number 
of  available  men  at  a  post  is  not  sufficient  to  fulfill  this  requirement, 
extra  and  special  duty  men  should  be  regularly  detailed  for  night 
guard  duty,  still  performing  their  usual  duties  in  the  day  time. 
When  it  becomes  necessary  to  detail  extra  and  special  duty  men  for 
guard,  a  roster  of  such  men  containing  a  record  of  the  guard  duty  per- 
formed by  each  will  be  kept  by  the  sergeant  major  under  supervision 
of  the  adjutant.     (M.  G.  D.,  27,  amended  by  G.  O.  210,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

805.  Officer  of  the  day  will  visit  the  guard  and  sentinels  at  least 
once  between  12  o'clock  midnight  and  daylight,  and  when  there  is 
no  officer  of  the  guard,  he  will  visit  each  relief  at  least  once  while 
it  is  on  post.     (M.  G.  D.,  50.) 

806.  Arsenals  and  armories  are  exempt  from  the  requirements 
of  the  second  section  of  paragraph  55,  Manual  of  Guard  Duty,  1902, 
as  amended  by  G.  O.,  189,  W.  D.,  1906,  directing  the  officer  of 
the  day  to  visit  the  guard  and  sentinels  between  12  o'clock  mid- 
night and  daylight.    (Ordnance  Orders,  24, 1906;  11152-A.,  O.  I.  G.) 

Note.— M.  G.  D.,  55,  of  1902  is  same  as  M.  G.  D.,  50,  of  1908. 

807.  The  commander  of  the  guard  will  visit  each  relief  at  least 
once  while  it  is  on  post,  and  at  least  one  of  these  visits  will  be  made 
between  12  o'clock  midnight  and  daylight.     (M.  G.  D.,  64.) 

808.  The  detail  of  officers  of  the  guard  \vill  be  limited  to  the 
necessities  of  the  service  and  efficient  insti*uction;  inexperienced 
officers  may  be  detailed  as  supernumerary  officers  of  the  guard  for 
the  purpose  of  instruction.     (M.  G.  D.,  23.) 

809.  Orderlies  for  commanding  officers  shall  be  selected  daily 
from  the  guard  at  guard  mounting.  *  *  *  The  unauthorized 
practice  of  detailing  permanent  orderlies  has  a  tendency  to  establish 
a  very  objectionable  connection  between  orderly  duties  proper  and 
other  employments  not  purely  of  a  military  character;  this  practice 
is,  therefore,  prohibited.     (Cir.  10,  A.  G.  O.,  1890.) 

810.  Sentences  imposing  tours  of  guard  duty  are  forbidden. 
(A.  R.,  980.) 

811.  By  detachments  of  the  Signal  Corps.     (Cir.  48,  W.  D.,  1904.) 

812.  Sentries  on  duty  at  docks  (seacoast  posts)  are  to  be  instructed 
to  report  promptly  any  vessel  that  is  about  to  anchor  in  the  vicinity 
of  military  cables  and  to  warn  the  master  of  such  vessel  that  he  is 
endangering  the  cables  and  is  liable  to  prosecution  if  any  damage  is 
done.  Additional  sentries  will  not  be  posted  for  this  purpose  except 
when  absolutely  necessary,     (G.  O.,  165,  W.  D.,  1905.) 


144  GUNS  AND  CARRIAOES. 

813.  For  batteries  of  field  artillery.  (W.  D.,  G.  O.  162,  1904; 
131,  1907;  216,  1910;  Ordnance  pamphlets  Nos.  1659,  1761,  1771.) 

814.  Distribution  of  load  on  3-inch  field  carriage.  (Cir.  8,  W.  D., 
1907.) 

815.  Kind  of  guns  to  be  used  in  firing  blank  ammunition.  (G.  O. 
22,  W.  D.,  1911,  par.  24.) 

816.  Guns  for  machine-gun  platoons.  (G.  O.  113,  W.  D.,  1906; 
Ordnance  pamphlet  No.  1770.) 

817.  Precautions  to  be  taken  to  avoid,  after  cessation  of  firing, 
the  possibility  of  a  cartridge  remaining  in  the  barrel  of  the  Maxim 
automatic  machine  gun,  caliber  .30,  model  of  1904,  and  its  being 
discharged  by  the  heat  of  the  barrel.     (G.  O.  99,  \V.  D.,  1910.) 

818.  Assembling  and  mounting  of  guns  and  carriages  in  seacoast 
fortifications.     (Cir.  19,  A.  G.  O.,  1898.) 

819.  Numbering  of  guns  and  mortars  at  fixed  batteries.  (G.  O. 
51,  W.  D.,  1906;  D.  R.  C.  A.,  855.) 

820.  Inspection  of  seacoast  guns  during  closed  season.  (See 
par.  106,  ante.) 

821.  Rules  for  the  inspection  of  guns,  gun  carriages,  etc.,  turned 
over  to  the  artillery.     (G.  0.  65,  A.  G.  O.,  1901.) 

822.  Guns  mounted  on  disappearing  carriages  will  be  kept  habit- 
ually in  the  loading  position,  which  is  at  an  angle  of  elevation  of 
about  5°.  Guns  not  mounted  on  disappearing  carriages  will  be 
kept  habitually  at  an  angle  of  depression  of  about  5°. 

Mortars  will  be  habitually  elevated  so  that  they  will  be  parallel 
to  the  piston  rod  with  the  breech  cover  left  off.  The  translating 
roller  will  be  left  in  place.  At  posts  where  the  sand  blows  into  the 
breech  mechanism  and  at  ail  posts  during  the  cold  season  where  snow 
and  ice  may  collect  and  form  around  the  breech  mechanism,  the 
mortar  will  be  kept  horizontal  w  ith  the  breech  cover  on . 

All  seacoast  guns  will  be  kept  habitually  with  breech  and  muzzle 
covers  on  when  not  in  use.  (Cir.  76,  W.  D.,  1907;  D.  R.  C.  A.,  860, 
861.) 

823.  The  firing  of  mortars  at  greater  angles  of  elevation  than  65° 
is  not  authorized.     (Chief  of  Ordnance,  Feb.  13, 1909;  12819,  O.  I.  G.) 

824.  No  cannon  that  may  hereafter  be  mounted  in  a  seacoast 
fortification  will  be  fired  by  the  coast  artillery  until  the  artillery 
district  commander  has  been  notified  in  writing  by  the  district 
armament  officer  that  the  cannon  and  its  carriage  have  been  proof- 
fired  and  are  in  condition  for  use.     (G.  O.  220,  W.  D.,  1909.) 


GUNS  AND  CARRIAGES.  145 

825.  Precautions  and  responsibility  for  safety  in  firing  guns; 
Coast  artillery  (D.  R.  C.  A.,  647-658,  684);  field  artillery  (G.  o! 
46,  W.  D.,  1911,  par.  33);  with  blank  ammunition  (G.  O.  22,  W.  D., 
1911,  par.  24). 

826.  Danger  zones  of  richochets  from  seacoast  guns  with  reference 
to  safety  of  vessels.     (Art.  Bull.  No.  65,  serial  No.  76,  Oct.  19,  1909.) 

827.  Electric  circuits  used  on  seacoast  gun  carriages.  (W.  D., 
G.  O.  194,  1906;  94,  1907;  70,  1909.) 

828.  Computations  for  elevation  scales  for  seacoast  guns.  (W.  D. 
Cirs.  7,  1906,  23,  1907.)  .     , 

829.  Instructions  for  adjusting  gas-check  pads  for  all  calibers  and 
models  of  guns.     (Cir.  46,  A.  G.  O.,  1902.) 

830.  Instnictions  for  adjusting  the  safety  attachment  to  4.7-inch 
and  6-inch  Armstrong  rapid-fire  guns.     (Cir.  59,  A.  G.  O.,  1902.) 

831.  Instructions  for  pulling  o])turating  friction  primers.  (Cir.  47, 
A.  G.  O.,  1902;  D.  R.  C.  A.,  347-352.) 

832.  Terms  batteries  "in  service,"  "out  of  service,"  "in  commis- 
sion," and  "out  of  commission"  defined.     (D.  R.  C.  A.,  832.) 

833.  Care  of  seacoast  guns  and  carriages.  (D.  R.  C.  A.,  599,  833, 
834,  856-876.) 

834.  All  disappearing  guns  in  commission  shall  be  tripped  at  ^east 
once  each  week.  All  guns  in  commission  shall  be  elevated  and 
depressed  between  limits  at  least  once  each  week.  All  carriages  in 
commission  shall  be  traversed  between  stops  once  each  week.  Gims 
and  carriages  out  of  commission  shall  be  tripped,  elevated,  de- 
pressed, and  traversed  at  least  once  each  month.     (D.  R.  C.  A.,  834.) 

835.  Instructions  for  the  care  and  cleaning  of  recoil  cylinders. 
(D.  R.  C.A.,849,  862,  869.) 

836.  Firing  mechanisms  should  not  be  left  on  any  gun  or  mortar 
out  of  service,  but  should  be  kept  dismantled  in  the  box  provided 
for  the  purpose.  All  parts  must  be  kept  oiled  and  entirely  free  from 
dust.     (D.  R.  C.  A.,  876.) 

837.  The  breechblocks  of  10-inch  and  12-inch  breech-loading 
rifles,  model  1888,  mounted  on  barbette  carriages,  should  not  be 
opened  when  the  gun  has  an  elevation  of  more  than  1°.  *  *  * 
Neither  of  these  guns  should  be  elevated  or  depressed  while  thef 
breech  is  open.     (D.  R.  C.  A.,  875.) 

838.  Instructions  relative  to  the  adjustment  of  the  friction  devices 
of  the  elevating  mechanisms  of  seacoast  carriages,  with  table  showing 
maximum  allowable  weight  and  where  weight  may  be  applied .  (Cir. 
13,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

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146  GUNS  AND  CARRIAGES. 

839.  Instnictions  as  to  the  use  of  oil  on  gims  and  carriages,  kinds 
of  oil,  etc.     (Cir.  29,  W.  D.,  1910;  D.  R.  C.  A.,  848.) 

840.  Methods  for  making  repairs  and  alterations  to  seacoast  guns 
and  carriages  and  their  accessories,  implements,  and  equipments, 
and  to  instruments  of  the  fire-control  system  issued  by  the  Ordnance 
Department.  (G.  O.  62,  W.  D.,  1908,  Par.  IV,  sec.  2.3;  A.  R.  1559- 
1561.) 

841.  Inspection  and  repair  of  ordnance  materiel  issued  for  the 
instruction  of  coast  artillery  organizations  of  the  Oi^ani/ed  Militia. 
(G.  O.  75,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

842.  Inspection,  repair,  and  alteration  of  mobile  artillery  materiel 
by  the  Ordnance  Department:  In  the  different  military  departments. 
(G.  O.  9, 116, 168,  W.  D.,  1911.)  Issued  to  the  Organized  Militia. 
(G.  O  225,  W.  D.,  1910;  G.  0.  116,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

843.  Care  of  ammunition  service  apparatus  for  seacoast  guns. 
(D.  R.  C.  A.,  835,  836.)  ' ';'!:'' 

844.  Instructions  for  the  general  maintenance  of  lO-incH  arid  12- 
inch  powder  hoists,  type  A,  model  1910.  (3d  Supp.  to  Mimeo. 
No.  137,  serial  No.  486,  Eng.  Dept.,  July  7,  1911.) 

846.  Painting  of  seacoast  guns  and  carriages.  (D.  R.  C.  A., 
851,  852.) 

846.  Name  and  direction  plates  and  trunnion  brac;keta  for  tele- 
scopic sights  shall  not  be  removed  while  painting  guns  and  carriages. 
Sight  brackets  shall  not  be  painted.  Name  ^nd  direction  plates  are, 
painted,  but  the  raised  surfaces  of  the  letters  and  figures  must  be 
kept  polished.     (D.  R.  C.  A.,  852.) 

847.  Instructions  for  the  removal  of  old  paint  from  guns  and 
carriages.     (Cir.  56,  A.  G.  O.,  1902;  D.  R.  C.  A.,  854.) 

848.  Mortars  are  raised  from  their-  trunnion  bedn  at  least  once 
every  two  years,  or  more  frequently  if  necessary,  and  trunnion  beds 
cleaned  thoroughly,  including  the  oil  grooves  in  the  tnmnion-bed 
liners.     (D.  R.  C.  A.,  863.) 

849.  Once  every  two  years  mortars  shall  be  dismounted,  the 
carriage  cleaned  and  overhauled,  and  the  old  paint  removed  from 
the  counter-recoil  springs,  which  are  given  two  coats  of  new  paint. 
The  springs  on  the  right  spring  bolt  arc  placed  on  the  left  spring  bolt 
and  the  springs  on  the  two  inside  bolts  interchanged  in  reassembling. 
(D.  R.  C.  A.,  864.) 

860.  Method  of  removing  paint  from  the  counter-nicoil  springs 
of  mortxvr  carriages.     (Cir.  45,  W.  D.,  3906;  D.  R.  C.  A.,  868.) 


HOLIDAYS.  147 

851.  Painting  (splashing)  of  barbette  guns  and  carriages  to  con- 
form in  general  hue  to  that  of  the  surrounding  landscape.  (Mimeo. 
No.  133,  serial  No.  471,  Eng.  Dept.,  Aug.  2,  1910.) 

862.  Pent  houses  will  not  be  provided  for  shelter  for  seacoast 
artillery.  The  deterioration  of  artillery  material  must,  be  pre- 
vented by  the  unremitting  care  and  watchfulness  of  the  officers 
and  troops  to  whom  the  use  and  care  of  the  modern  armaments  are 
confided.     (Cir.  8,  A.  G.  O.,  1901.) 

853.  Specially  shaped  paulins  for  the  winter  protection  of  sea- 
coast  guns  and  carriages  at  fortifications  on  the  Atlantic  coast, 
north  of  the  fortieth  parallel  of  latitude,  will  be  provided  by  the 
Ordnance  Department  upon  requisition,  except  for  12-inch  mortara 
and  their  mounts,  which  will  not  be  provided  until  the  completion 
of  the  tests  now  in  progress.  Paulins  for  other  fortifications  than 
those  named  above  or  for  other  purposes  will  be  provided  only  in 
special  cases  of  extreme  necessity,  which  should  be  fully  explained 
in  each  instance.     (G.  O.  8,  W.  D.,  1907;  D.  R.  C.  A.,  888.) 

854.  Prevention  of  loss  by  theft  of  hand  counterweights  of  dis- 
appearing carriages.     (Cir.  28,  W.  D.,  1906.) 

856.  Care  of  armament  at  coast  artillery  subposts  by  caretaker 
detachments.     (Cir.  65,  W.  D.,  1906;  D.  R.  C.  A.,  890-898.) 

866.  Transfer  of  guns,  carriages,  and  range  finders,  or  other 
ordnance  material  permanently  emplaced,  will  not  be  made  without 
authority  from  the  Secretary  of  War.  (G.  O.  62,  W.  D.,  1908,  par. 
IV,  sec.  21.) 

867.  The  habitual  place  of  storage  of  machine  guns  issued  to 
coast  artillery  posts  is  in  the  galleries  of  batteries,  for  which  purpose 
they  may,  when  it  is  necessary,  be  dismounted.  If  the  dampness 
of  any  particular  batteries  makes  the  removal  of  machine  guna 
from  them  necessary,  they  should  be  stored  at  other  places  where 
shelter  may  be  available  as  convenient  as  possible  to  the  batteries 
to  which  they  are  assigned.  (Chief  of  Artillery,  approved  by 
Secretary  of  War  Jan.  2,  1908;  Cir.  1,  Dept.  Gulf,  1908;  Mimeo. 
No.  107,  serial  384,  Eng.  Dept.,  May  27,  1908.) 

HOLIDAYS. 

868.  The  days  that  are  declared  legal  holidays  by  the  Federal 
Government  are:  New  Year's  Day  (January  1),  Washington's  Birth- 
day (February  22),  Memorial  Day  (May  30),  Independence  Day 
(July  4),  Labor  Day  (first  Monday  in  September),  Thanksgiving 
Day  (day  designated  by  the  President  for  national  thanksgiving), 
and  Christmas  Day  (December  25).     (Cir.  41,  W.  D.,  1908.) 


148  HONORS  TO  THE  FLAG. 

859.  Whenever  any  day  set  apart  as  a  legal  holiday  within  the 
District  of  Columbia  shall  fall  on  the  first  day  of  the  week,  commonly 
called  Sunday,  then  and  in  such  event  the  day  next  succeeding 
shall  be  a  holiday  within  the  District  of  Columbia.  (Act  Dec.  20, 
1881;  22  Stat.  L.,  1.) 

860.  It  is  hereby  ordered  that  all  offices  of  the  Government, 
arsenals,  navy  yards,  and  stations,  and  other  Government  establish-? 
ments  shall,  when  the  1st  day  of  January,  the  22d  day  of  February^ 
the  30th  day  of  May,  the  4th  day  of  July,  and  the  25th  day  of  Decem- 
ber, fall  on  the  first  day  of  the  week,  commonly  called  Sunday,  be 
closed  to  public  business  on  the  following  Monday  and  that  all 
employees  in  the  public  service,  wherever  employed,  who  would 
be  excused  from  work  on  the  above-named  days  be  excused  on 
the  following  Monday  when  said  days  fall  on  the  first  day  of  the 
week,  commonly  called  Sunday,  excepting  that  where  a  State  law 
fixes  for  a  holiday  another  day  than  the  Monday  following  such 
legal  holiday,  the  Government  offices  and  other  Government  estab- 
lishments situated  in  such  States  shall  close,  and  employees  in  the 
public  service  shall  be  excused  on  that  day  which  is  in  conformity 
to  State  law.     (Executive  Order,  published  in  Cir.  31,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

861.  Holidays  for  per  diem  employees.  (Joint  Res.,  approved 
Jan.  6,  1885,  23  Stats.  L.,  516;  and  Feb.  23,  1887,  24  Stats.  L.,  644; 
Executive  Order,  published  in  G.  O.  120,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

HONORS   TO   THE   FLAG. 

862.  At  every  military  post  or  station  the  flag  will  be  hoisted 
at  the  soimding  of  the  first  note  of  the  reveille,  or  of  the  first  note 
of  the  march,  if  a  march  be  played  before  the  reveille.  The  flag 
will  be  lowered  at  the  sounding  of  the  last  note  of  the  retreat,  and 
while  the  flag  is  being  lowered  the  band  will  play  "The  Star  Spangled 
Banner,"  or,  if  there  be  no  band  present,  the  field  music  will  sound 
"to  the  color."  When  "to  the  color"  is  sounded  by  the  field  music 
while  the  flag  is  being  lowered  the  same  respect  will  be  ol)aerved 
as  when  "The  Star  Spangled  Banner"  is  played  by  the  band,  and 
in  either  case  oflicers  and  enlisted  men  out  of  ranks  will  fa<^e  toward 
the  flag,  stand  at  attention,  and  render  the  prescribed  salute  at  the 
last  note  of  the  music.  The  national  flag  will  bo  displayed  at  a 
seacoavSt  or  lake  fort  at  the  beginning  of  and  during  an  action  in 
which  the  fort  may  be  engaged ,  whether  by  day  or  by  night.  ( A.  R., 
446.)    See  par.  864,  post. 


HONORS  TO  THE  FLAG.  U9 

863.  Whenever  ''The  Star  Spangled  Banner"  is  played  by  the 
band  on  a  formal  occasion  at  a  military  station,  or  at  any  place 
where  persons  belonging  to  the  military  service  are  present  in  their 
official  capacity,  all  officers  and  enlisted  men  present  will  stand 
at  attention,  such  position  being  retained  until  the  last  note  of 
"The  Star  Spangled  Banner."  The  same  respect  will  be  observed 
toward  the  national  air  of  any  other  country  when  it  is  played  as  a 
compliment  to  official  representatives  of  such  country.  Whenever 
"The  Star  Spangled  Banner"  is  played  under  circumstances  con- 
templated by  this  paragraph,  the  air  will  be  j)layed  through  once 
without  repetition  of  any  part,  except  such  repetition  as  is  called  for 
by  the  musical  score.     (A.  R.,  389.)    See  par.  864,  post. 

864.  There  are  two  occasions  on  which  officers  and  enlisted  men 
are  required  to  stand  at  attention  when  "  The  Star  Spangled  Banner" 
is  played,  namely: 

1.  When  the  air  is  played  by  a  band  on  a  formal  occasion,  other 
than  retreat,  at  any  place  where  persons  belonging  to  the  military 
service  are  present  in  their  official  capacity,  in  which  case  officers 
and  enlisted  men  stand  at  attention  throughout  the  playing  of  the  air. 

2.  When  the  flag  is  lowered  at  retreat  and  aboard  transport  when 
the  flag  is  hoisted  at  guard  mounting.  In  this  case  part  of  the 
ceremony  is  the  playing  of  "The  Star  Spangled  Banner"  (or  "to 
the  color"  when  there  is  no  band)  and  another  part  is  the  salute  to 
the  flag.  All  officers  and  enlisted  men  out  of  ranks  stand  at  atten- 
tion facing  the  flag  while  the  air  is  being  played  and  at  the  last  note 
of  the  music  salute  in  the  prescribed  manner. 

Sentinels  on  post  in  the  vicinity  of  a  place  where  the  ceremonies 
mentioned  above  are  taking  place  follow  the  rule  for  soldiers  out  of 
ranks,  provided  their  duties  are  not  such  as  to  prevent  their  doing  so; 
in  the  first  case,  standing  at  attention  facing  outward  from  their  post 
throughout  the  playing  of  the  air,  and  in  the  second  case,  standing 
at  attention  facing  the  flag  until  the  last  note  of  the  music  and  then 
rendering  the  salute  prescribed  fpr  thp,  Wi^fipon  with  which  they  are 
armed.     (Cir.  87.  W.  D.,  1909.)    '    ,  '  '  ■  ':.  " 

865.  The  national  or  regimental  color  or  standard,  imcased, 
passing  a  guard  or  other  armed  body  will  be  saluted,  the  field  music 
sounding  "  to  the  color"  or  "  to  the  standard."  Officers  or  enlisted 
men  passing  the  uncased  color  will  render  the  prescribed  salute; 
with  no  arms  in  hand,  the  salute  will  be  made  by  uncovering,  the 
headdress  being  held  in  the  right  hand  opposite  the  left  shoulder, 
right  forearm  against  the  breast.     (A.  R.,  388.) 


150  ICE. 


866.  Manufactured  with  ice  macliiues  operated  by  the  Quarter- 
master's Department,  quantity  issued  to  hospitals,  commissaries, 
organizations,  offices,  etc.,  to  be  regulated  by  the  post  commander. 
(Q.  M.  M.,  456.)     See  A.  R.,  1237,  sec.  10. 

867.  Supply  for  hospital  use  and  for  the  preservation  of  sub- 
sistence stores  Mdll  be  paramount  to  all  other  uses  and  will  be  given 
preference  in  all  cases  where  a  reduction  of  issue  becomes  necessary. 
(Q.  M.  M.,  456.) 

868.  Rates  of  charge  for  surplus,  manufactured  with  Government 
ice  machines:  For  United  States.  (G.  O.  205,  W.  D.,  1906.)  Foi 
Philippines.     (G.  O.  39,  W.  D.,  1907.) 

869.  Sale  of  surplus  ice  to  the  public  in  competition  with  private 
enterprise  is  prohibited  by  law.  (Army  appropriation  act  Mar.  2, 
1905;  G.  O.  40,  W.  D.,  1905;  and  subsequent  annual  Army  appropri- 
ation acts.) 

870.  Allowance  for  organizations,  detachments,  etc.,  issued  by 
the  Subsistence  Department;  when  it  may  be  issued  by  that  depart- 
ment.    (Sec.  10,  A.  R.,  1237;  M.  S.  D.,  21,  30,  195-200.) 

871.  Commanding  generals  of  territorial  divisions  are  authorized 
to  increase  or  decrease,  without  reference  to  the  War  Department, 
but  with  due  regard  to  the  interests  of  the  service  and  existing  law, 
the  allowance  of  ice  specified  in  A.  R.,  1237.     (G.  O.  89,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

872.  At  posts  where  it  is  practicable  during  the  cold  season  to 
cut  and  store  ice  required,  no  issues  of  ice  will  be  allowed  from 
subsistence  funds  as  long  as  such  stored  ice  is  available.  (A,  R., 
1237,  sec.  10.) 

873.  Ice  will  not  be  issued  to  organizations  of  the  Philippine 
Scouts  under  section  10,  paragraph  1233,  Army  Regulations  (A.  R,, 
1237,  1910),  but,  when  practicable  and  necessary,  it  will  be  issued 
to  the  Subsistence  Department  for  the  preservation  of  perishable 
subsistence  stores  at  stations  garrisoned  by  Philippine  Scouts,  as  at 
other  stations.     (Cir.  88,  W.  D.,  1908.) 

874.  At  posts  and  stations  where  ice  machines  are  operated  by 
the  Quartermaster's  Department,  the  Subsistence  Department  will 
notsupplyice.  (Q.  M.  M.,  457;  M.  S.  D.,  196.)  When  an  ice  machine 
breaks  down  and  ceases  to  produce  ice  the  Subsistence  Department 
will  supply  it.     (M.  S.  D.,  196.) 

876.  For  hospitals,  when  not  furnished  by  the  Quartermaster's 
Department.     (M.  M.  D.,  323,  324.) 

876.  Instructions  as  to  changes,  extensions,  repairs,  etc.,  of 
Oovomment  ice  plants.     (G.  O.  163,  W.  D.,  1908.) 


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IXSTBUCTfOX. 

Theoretical. 

87  7.  Regulations  governing  the  service  schools : 

(tt)  The  Army  War  College,  Washington,  D.  C.  (W.  D.  G.  0. 116, 
1907;104,  1908-76,  1910.) 

(6)  The  Army  Staff  College,  Fort  Leavenworth,  Kans.  (G.  0. 128, 
W.D.,1911.) 

(c)  The  Coast  Artillery  School,  Fort  Monroe,  Va.  (G.  O.  143,  W. 
D.,  1910.) 

{d)  The  Engineer  School,  Washington  Barracks,  D.  C.  (W\  D.  G. 
0.199,  250,  1909;  82,  1911.) 

{e)  The  Army  Field  Engineer  School,  Fort  Leavenworth,  Kans, 
(G.  O.  128,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

(/)  The  Mounted  Service  School,  including  the  schools  for  field 
officers,  company  officers,  farriers  and  horseshoers,  bakers  and  cooks, 
Fort  Riley,  Kans.     (G.  O.  36,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

{g)  The  Army  School  of  the  Line,  Fort  Leavenworth,  Kans.  (G, 
0.128, 157  W.D.,1911.) 

{h)  The  Army  Signal  School,  Fort  Leavenworth,  Kans.  (G.  0. 128, 
W.  D.,  1911.) 

(i)  The  Army  Medical  School,  Washington,  D.  C.  (W.  D.  G.  O. 
139,  1905;  124,  1906;  134,  1907.) 

(;')  The  Army  Field  Service  and  Correspondence  School  for  Med- 
ical Officers,  Fort  Leavenworth,  Kans.     (G.  O.  128,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

{h)  The  School  of  Fire  for  Field  Artillery,  Fort  Sill,  Okla.  (G.  O. 
72,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

{I)  The  School  for  Bakers  and  Cooks,  Washington  Barracks,  D.  C. 
(G.  O.  154,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

(to)  The  School  for  Bakers  and  Cooks,  Presidio  of  San  Francisco, 
Cal.     (G.  O.  154,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

(n)  The  School  of  Musketry,  Presidio  of  Monterey,  Cal.  (G.  O. 
35,  W.  D.,  1907.) 

(o)  The  Training  School  for  Saddlers  and  for  Battery  Mechanics  of 
Field  Artillery,  Rock  Island  Arsenal,  111.     (G.  O.  80,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

878.  Noncommissioned  officers  may  be  sent  to  the  service  schools 
for  instruction  as  farriers,  horseshoers,  saddlers,  cooks  and  bakers. 
(W.  D.  dec.  July  12, 1909,  published  in  Cir.  18,  Department  of  Texas, 
1909.) 

879.  Garrison  schools  for  officers.  (G.  O.  70,  W.  D.,  1910;  G.  O. 
152,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

880.  Special  course  for  captains  and  lieutenants  of  cavalry,  field 
artillery,  coast  artillery,  and  infantry  of  more  than  3  and  less  than 


IS8  INSTRUCTION. 

18  years'  commissioned  service  who  have  not  completed  satisfac- 
torily the  garrison  school  course  in  the  subjects  of  drill  regulations, 
small-arms  firing  manual,  military  law,  and  international  law.  (G. 
O.  226,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

881.  Officers  of  the  Signal  Corps  will  not  be  required  to  attend  the 
garrison  schools  for  officers.     (Cir.  48,  W.  D.,  1904.) 

882.  Schools  for  instruction  of  noncommissioned  officers  and 
specially  selected  privates  in  military  subjects.  (G.  O.  70,  W.  D,, 
1910.) 

883.  Course  of  instruction  for  enlisted  men  of  the  Regular  Army 
selected  for  detail  for  duty  with  the  Organized  Militia.  (Cir.  29,  W. 
D.,  1909.) 

884.  Post  schools  for  instruction  of  enlisted  men  in  the  common 
branches  of  education.  (G.  O.  70,  W.  D.,  1910.)  Extra-duty  pay 
for  school  teacher  fulfilling  some  other  duty.  (G.  O.  148,  W.  D., 
1911.) 

885.  Enlisted  men  of  the  Signal  Corps  will  not  be  required  to 
attend  the  post  schools  for  enlisted  men.     (Cir.  48,  W.  D.,  1904.) 

886.  Post  schools  for  children.     (G.  0.  155,  W.  D.,  1905.) 

887.  Attendance  of  officers  of  the  Organized  Militia:  At  military 
schools  and  colleges  of  the  United  States.  (Sec.  16,  act  of  Jan.  21, 
1903,  32  Stat.  L.,  778;  G.  O.  7,  A.  G.  O.,  1903;  and  the  regulations  for 
the  service  schools,  par.  877,  ante.)  At  the  garrison  schools.  (G.  O. 
70,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

888.  Regulations  governing  the  attendance  of  enlisted  men  of  the 
Organized  Militia  as  students  at  Army  service  schools.  (G.  O.  247, 
W.  D.,  1909.) 

889.  Textbooks  for  the  various  schools  and  colleges  of  the  Army 
are  prescribed  by  Circular  38,  W.  D..  1905,  the  third  parasjaph  of 
which  has  been  amended  as  follows: 

Sec.  5.  Provisional  Small  Arms  Firing  Manual,  1909.  substituted 
for  Firing  Regulations  for  Small  Arms.     (Cir.  84,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

Sec  6.  Organization  and  Tactics  (Wagner),  seventh  edition, 
1906,  substituted  for  prior  editions  of  that  work.  (W.  D.  Cirs.  30, 
1907;  95, 1908.)  Studies  in  Minor  Tactics,  Army  School  of  the  Line, 
Department  of  Military  Art,  added  for  study  and  reference  in  the 
solution  of  tactical  problems.  (Cir.  61,  W.  D.,  1909.)  Applied  Prin- 
ciples of  Field  Fortifications  for  Line  Officers  (Woodruff)  added  for 
study  and  reference  in  the  solution  of  tactical  problems  in  the  post- 
graduate work.     (Cir.  89,  W\  D.,  1909.) 

Sec.  10.  The  Elements  of  Military  Hygiene  (Ashburn)  subs,ti- 
tuted  for  Woodhull's  Military  Hygiene.    (Cir.  61,  W.  D.,  1909.) 


INSTRUCTION.  163 

Sec.  11.  Topographical  Surveying  and  Sketching  (Rees)  sub- 
stituted for  Root's  Military  Topography  and  Sketching.  (Cir.  95, 
W.  D.,  1908.)  Military  Topography  (Sherrill)  substituted  for  Rees's 
Topographical  Surveying  and  Sketching.     (Cir.  72,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

Sec.  12.  The  1906  edition  of  Horses,  Saddles,  and  Bridles  (Carter) 
substituted  for  the  1902  edition  of  that  work.  (Cir.  1,  W.  D., 
1907.) 

890.  Textbooks  on  the  subjects  of  drill  regulations  and  artillery, 
seacoast  engineering,  and  fortress  warfare  prescribed  for  use  in  the 
garrison  schools  for  officers  of  Coast  Artillery  Corps.  (Cir.  54,  W.  D., 
1906.) 

891.  Textbooks  on  foreign  languages  authorized  at  the  Army 
Service  Schools,  Fort  Leavenworth,  Kans.     (Cir.  54,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

892.  List  of  textbooks  and  publications  prescribed  for  use  by 
examining  boards  in  the  examination  of  officers  for  promotion  and 
recommended  for  special  study  by  officers  preparing  for  such  exam- 
ination, is  published  in  G.  O.  143,  W.  D.,  1906,  which  has  been 
amended  as  follows: 

The  1906  edition  of  Horses,  Saddles,  and  Bridles  (Carter)  substi- 
tuted for  the  1902  edition  of  that  work.     (Cir.  1,  W.  D.,  1907.) 

The  seventh  revised  edition  of  Wagner's  Organization  and  Tactics 
substituted  for  prior  editions  of  that  work.     (Cir.  30,  W.  D.,  1907.) 

Root's  Military  Topography  and  Sketching  substituted  by  Rees's 
Topographical  Surveying  and  Sketching.  (G.  O.  191,  W.  D.,  1908.) 
Latter  substituted  by  Sherrill's  Military  Topography.  (G.  O.  205, 
W.  D.,  1910.) 

Ballistics,  Part  I  (Hamilton),  prescribed  in  lieu  of  Artillery  Cir- 
cular N,  War  Department.     (G.  O.  2,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

The  Elements  of  Military  Hygiene  (Ashburn)  prescribed  in  lieu 
of  Woodhull's  Military  Hygiene.     (G.  O.  198,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

Provisional  Small  Arms  Firing  Manual,  1909,  prescribed  in  lieu  of 
Small  Arms  Firing  Regulations.     (G.  O.  244,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

Applied  Principles  of  Field  Fortifications  for  Line  Officers  (for 
study  and  reference  in  the  solution  of  tactical  problems)  added. 
(G.  0.  249,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

Studies  in  Minor  Tactics,  Army  School  of  the  Line,  Department 
of  Military  Art  (for  study  and  reference  in  the  solution  of  tactical 
problems),  added.     (G.  O.  198,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

893.  Where  there  is  any  conflict  between  textbooks  and  War 
Department  publications  the  latter  will  govern.  (Cir.  13,  W.  D., 
1907.) 


1«4  INSTRUCTION. 

'-'■   '^^^^^  Practical  '■ :  v-.oaoT    . f : 

894.  Garriaon  training  of  the  mobile  army  will  include  gymnas- 
tics and  outdoor  athletics,  bayonet  combat,  swordsmanship  mounted 
and  dismounted,  packing,  visual  signaling,  first  aid,  the  details  of 
tent  pitching,  close-order  drills,  ceremonies,  guard  duty,  equitation 
and  horse  training, .  the  preliminary  training  for  range  firing,  the 
mechanism  of  extended-order  drills,  the  hygienic  care  of  the  person, 
of  buildings  and  of  grounds,  swimming,  to  include  swimming  with 
arms  and  equipment  under  proper  precautions  as  to  safety,  exer- 
cises in  leaving  the  post  with  a  part  or  all  of  the  command  equipped 
for  prolonged  service  in  the  field,  and  generally  all  such  needful 
instruction  as  can  be  imparted  profitably  on  limited  ground  and 
under  the  conditions  imposed  by  garrison  life,  (G.  O.  7,  W.  D., 
1911,  par.  2.) 

In  mounted  commands  schools  of  equitation  will  form  part  of  the 
garrison  training  prescribed  by  G.  O.,  7,  W.  D.,  January  11,  1911. 
Instructions  governing,  etc.     (G.  O.  113,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

895.  Field  training  of  the  mobile  army  will  include  range  and 
field  practice  firing,  practice  marches,  camping,  and  drills  and  ex- 
ercises of  every  kind  calculated  to  instruct  and  prepare  the  soldier 
in  peace  for  his  actual  duties  in  war.  These  will  embrace  patrolling 
by  day  and  night,  marches  in  advance  and  retreat,  leading  of  ad- 
vance and  rear  guards,  outpost  duty  by  day  and  night,  attack  and 
defense  of  convoys  and  selected  positions,  rencontres,  night  opera- 
tions, sketching  of  roads  and  areas,  the  drafting  of  field  orders  and 
the  making  of  reports,  the  use  of  intrenching  tools,  individual  field 
cooking,  passing  of  obstacles,  swimming  horses,  etc.,  as  may  be  ap- 
propriate to  each  arm.     (G.  O.  7,  W.  D.,  1911,  par.  3.) 

896.  Time,  during  the  periods  devoted  to  practical  instruction, 
when  company,  troop,  battery,  squadron,  and  battalion  commanders 
are  permitted  to  instruct  their  organizations  in  their  own  discretion. 
(Par.  6,  G.  O.  7,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

897.  Practice  marches  and  instruction  to  be  combined  therewith 
for  the  mobile  troops.  (G.  O.  7,  W.  D.,  1911,  pars.  4  and  5.)  Practice 
marches  for  coast  artillery  troops.     (G.  O.  229,  W.  D.,  1910,  par.  13.) 

898.  Except  when  excused  by  higher  authority,  all  officers  should 
accompany  their  commands  on  the  monthly  practice  marches,  and 
reports  should  be  required,  naming  in  every  case  any  who  are  unable 
or  fail  to  do  so,  or  fall  out  on  the  march.  (G.  0. 240,  W.  D.,  1907.) 
See  par.  4,  G.  0.  7,  W.  D.,  1911. 

899.  Instructions  to  department  commanders  in  connection  with 
the  training  of  troops,  division  of  time,  latitude  to  be  given  organi- 


INSTRUCTION.  155 

zation  commanders,  progressive  schemes,  inspections,  prepared- 
ness of  commands  to  take  the  field  on  short  notice  equipped  for  war, 
reduction  of  official  correspondence  in  order  that  the  maximum 
amount  of  time  may  be  devoted  to  instruction,  etc.  (G.  O.  7, 
W.  D.,  1911,  pars.  1  and  7;  G.  O.  195,  W.  D.,  1910;  letter  W.  D., 
A.  G.  0.,  Oct.  29,  1910,  to  department  commanders  in  the  United 
States;  14661,  0.  I.  G.)     See  A.  R.,  246. 

900.  Educational  scheme  for  ofl&cers  entering  the  Corps  of  Engi- 
neers.    (G.  O.  4,  office  of  the  Chief  of  Engineers,  1909.) 

901.  The  company  equipment  of  engineer  companies  is  to  be 
used  as  far  as  practicable  for  routine  drill  and  instruction  in  garri- 
son, as  well  as  for  service  in  the  field,  the  object  being  to  test  the 
various  instruments  and  tools  issued  to  the  companies  and  to  deter- 
mine the  necessity  for  or  sufficiency  of  the  various  items.  The  com- 
pany carpenter  outfit  is  not  intended  for  field  use.  (E.  R.  546. )  See 
par.  432,  ante. 

902.  Department  commanders  having  wireless  telegraph  sections 
of  Signal  Corps  companies  in  their  commands  will  take  measures  to 
promote  practice  of  the  cavalry  with  such  sections  whenever  prac- 
ticable, it  being  understood  that  no  shipment  of  troops  to  accom- 
plish this  instruction  is  contemplated.  (Cir.  letter,  W.  D.,  A.  G.  0., 
May  11,  1909,  to  department  commanders  in  the  United  States  and 
the  Commanding  General,  Philippines  Division;  12944,  O.  I.  G.) 

903.  Training  of  horses  received  from  remount  depots.  (G.  O. 
188,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

904.  Encouragement  to  be  given  to  the  cultivation  of  horseman- 
ship in  the  Army;  infantry  captains  to  be  afforded  facilities  and 
opportunities  for  horseback  riding.  (W.  D.,  G.  O.  240,  1907,  148, 
1910.) 

905.  Post  contests  in  saber  and  bayonet  exercises.  (Par,  II,G.O. 
72,  W.  D.,  1907.) 

906.  Field  artillery  instruction  orders.  (W.  D.,  G.  O.  4,  7,  46, 
1911.) 

907.  Method  of  instruction  in  indoor  firing  practice  for  field 
artillery  officers.     (G.  O.  183,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

908.  Coast  artillery  instruction  orders.  (C.  A.  M.  11,  W.  D.,  1910; 
G.  0.  229,  W.  D.,  1910,  amended  by  G.  O.  136,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

909.  Instructions  with  reference  to  the  preparation  for  and  con- 
duct of  seacoast  artillery  target  practice.     (C.  A.  M.,  6,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

910.  Officers  in  command  of  mortar  batteries  will  improvise  a 
device  to  detect  errors  in  azimuth  in  the  laying  of  mortars  both  at 
drill  and  target  practice.     (C.  A.  M.,  4,  W.  D.,  1910.) 


166  INSTRUCTION. 

911.  The  method  of  making  checks  in  mortar  fire  direction 
should  be  thoroughly  understood  by  every  mortar  battery  com- 
mander. If  a  battery  conmiander  does  not  know  of  them  he  is 
not  competent  to  command  a  battery.  If  he  does  know  of  the 
checks  and  does  not  employ  them  he  is  not  performing  his  duty. 
(Art.  Bull.  No.  41,  serial  No.  45,  Jan.  23,  1908.) 

912.  Neither  service  nor  subcaliber  practice  will  be  held  by  a 
company  of  coast  artillery  until  such  company  is  thoroughly 
familiar  with  all  of  the  equipment  supplied  for  the  service  of  the 
battery  at  which  the  company  is  to  fire.     (Cir.  62,  W.  D.,  1906.) 

913.  Who  may  be  excused  from  coast  artillery  drill  upon  approval 
of  artillery  district  commander.  (Par.  6,  C.  A.  M.,  11,  W.  D.,  1910.) 
Also  see  G.  O.  229,  W.  D.,  1910,  par.  13. 

914.  Annual  encampment,  coast  artillery.  (Pars.  14-20,  C.  A.  M. 
11,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

915.  Coast  artillery  instruction  in  service  of  mines.  (Pars.  81- 
100,  C.  A.  M.,  11,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

916.  Infantry  instruction  and  small-arms  practice  for  coast 
artillery.     (G.  O.  229,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

917.  Target  year  for  all  arms  of  the  service  will  begin  January  1 
and  end  December  31.     (G.  O.  12  and  22,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

918.  Supplementary  practice  season  for  small-arms  firing.  (Pages 
21,  66,  69,  Prov.  S.  A.  F.  M.) 

919.  Special  instruction  in  the  methods  of  rendering  first  aid 
to  the  sick  and  wounded  will  be  given  to  all  enlisted  men  of  the 
Signal  Corps  and  of  the  line  of  the  Army  by  their  company  officers 
for  at  least  12  hours  in  each  calendar  year.    (A.  R.,  1442.) 

920.  Instruction  necessary  to  enable  company  officers  to  drill 
the  enlisted  men  in  their  companies  in  methods  of  rendering  first 
aid,  etc.     (M.  M.  D.,  177.) 

921.  The  surgeon  or  his  assistant  can  properly  be  directed  by 
tjje  post  commander  to  give  the  necessary  instruction  in  first  aid 
io  company  officers.  (Actg.  Surg.  Gen.,  published  in  Cir.  20, 
Pepartment  of  the  East,  1904.) 

922.  Instruction  of  field  hospitals  and  ambulance  companies. 
(M.  M.  D.,  153-159,  175.) 

923.  Instruction  of  Hospital  Corps  detachments.  (A.  R.,  1436, 
1443;  M.  M.  D.,  161-174;  G.  0.  169,  W.  D.,  1911,  par.  2,  sec.  (c). 

924.  Instruction  in  extended  order  drill  should  not  be  required 
of  Signal  Corps  companies.  (Chief  of  Staff,  Dec.  16,  1904;  9778-A, 
0.  I.  G.) 


INSTRUCTION.  167 

925.  The  department  commander  will  supplement  the  operations 
of  the  Signal  Corps  of  the  Army  by  such  instruction  in  practice  in 
military  signaling  as  may  be  necessary  for  the  public  service.  He 
will  cause  each  troop,  battery,  and  company  commander  to  have 
at  all  times  at  least  two  available  enlisted  men  able  to  exchange 
messages  in  the  Army  and  Navy  code  at  short  distances  by  flag. 
(A.  R.,  1584.) 

926.  Signaling  for  coast  artillery.  (Par.  17,  G.  O.  229,  W.  D., 
1910.) 

927.  Proficiency  in  heliograph  and  flag  signaling  will  be  con- 
sidered to  have  been  attained  whenever  the  signaler  is  competent 
to  send  8  and  receive  5  words  per  minute  with  the  heliograph,  and 
to  send  and  receive,  each,  6  words  per  minute  with  the  flag.  (Chief 
Signal  Oflicer  of  the  Army,  Mar.  14,  1895;  640,  0.  I.  G.) 

928.  Commanding  officers  are  required  to  provide  for  the  instruc- 
tion of  their  commands  in  swimming  where  opportunity  is  available. 
(Cir.  11,  W.  D.,  1905.)    Also  see  G.  O.  7,  W.  D.,  1911,  par.  2. 

929.  Swimming  horses.  (G.  O.  7,  W.  D.,  1911,  par.  3;  C.  D.  R., 
374;  D.  R.  L.  A.,  1100.) 

930.  Athletics  and  gymnastics:  For  mobile  troops.  (G.  O.  7, 
W.  D.,  1911,  par.  2;  G.  0.  46,  W.  D.,  1911,  par.  4.)  For  Coast 
Artillery  troops.     (G.  0.  229,  W.  D.,  1910,  par.  18.) 

931.  Information  for  convenience  and  assistance  of  all  concerned 
in  athletic  competitions.     (Cir.  35,  W.  D.,  1908.) 

932.  Prizes  for  athletic  sports.     (Par.  17,  G.  O.  176,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

933.  Manual  of  Calisthenic  Exercises  (Koehler),  Manual  of 
Gymnastic  Exercises  (Koehler),  and  Manual  of  Physical  Drill 
(Butts)  are  furnished  to  the  Army  by  the  War  Department. 

934.  Instruction  of  machine-gun  platoons  of  cavalry  and  in- 
fantry.    (G.  O.  113,  W.  D.,  1906.)     SeeG.  O.  47,  W.  D.,  1910. 

935.  The  machine-gun  platoon  in  garrison,  in  so  far  as  drill  and 
instruction  (except  small-arms  target  practice)  are  concerned,  is  an 
independent  unit,  under  the  immediate  command  of  the  platoon 
commander. 

The  members  of  the  machine-gun  platoon  are  normally  not  ex- 
pected to  receive  instruction  with  their  respective  companies  in 
addition  to  drilling  and  receiving  instruction  with  the  platoon, 
and  normally  the  platoon  commander  is  not  expected  to  attend 
company  drill  and  instruction  in  addition  to  his  duties  with  the 
platoon,  as  his  time  is  supposed  to  be  fully  occupied  with  the  duties 
pertaining  to  his  platoon. 


168  LAUNDRIES. 

Paragraph  4,  G.  O.  177,  W.  D.,  1907  (par.  6,  G.  O.  7,  W.  D.,  1911), 
is  construed  to  mean  that  the  machine-gun  platoon  commander  shall 
have  his  full  organization  one  day  in  each  week  for  such  practical 
training  as  he  may  see  fit.  (Indorsement  A.  G.  O.,  Feb.  17,  1908, 
published  in  Cir.  11,  Dept.  of  the  Missouri,  1908.) 

936.  Machine-gun  Firing  Regulations.  (G.  O.  130,  W.  D.,  1909.) 
The  War  Department  furnishes  drill  regulations  "for  Machine-gun 
Organizations  of  Cavalry"  and  "for  Machine-gun  Platoons  of  Infan- 
try."    (Also  see  Cir.  2,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

LAUNDRIES. 

937.  Post  laundries  will  not  be  esta])lished  at  posts  where  post 
exchange  laundries  or  other  classes  of  laundries  are  in  successful 
operation,    (G.  O.  68,  W.  D..  1910,  par.  3.) 

938.  Regulations  for  the  operation  and  maintenance  of  post 
laundries  established  at  military  posts  by  the  Quartermaster's 
Department.     (G.  O.  68,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

939.  Steam,  under  Quartermaster's  Department:  Not  to  compete 
with  private  enterprise;  may  do  work  for  other  branches  of  the 
Government,  when,  and  how  receipts  for  same  are  to  be  accounted 
for.  (Army  appropriation  act  Mar.  2,  1905;  G.  O.  40,  W.  D.,  1905, 
pp.  14,  15;  and  subsequent  annual  Army  appropriation  acts.) 

940.  Post  laundries  established  by  authority  of  the  Secretary  of 
War,  and  operated  under  regulations  approved  by  him,  may,  in  the 
discretion  of  the  commanding  officer,  extend  credit  to  the  enlisted 
men  of  the  command  to  an  amount  not  to  exceed  $2  a  month  for 
each  man.  Indebtedness  to  the  post  laundry  to  ]>e  charged  on 
muster  and  pay  rolls.     (G.  O.  116,  W.  D.,  191o") 

941.  The  post  council  will  fix  laundry  charges.  (A.  R.  319.)  See 
par.  6,  G.  O.  68,  W.  D.,  1910,  as  to  post  laundry  charges. 

942.  An  indebtedness  to  the  post  laundries  established  out  of 
funds  carried  by  the  acts  of  appropriation  for  the  support  of  the  Army 
is  an  indebtedness  to  the  United  States.     (G.  O.  138.  W.  D.,  1910.) 

943.  A  laundry  established  by  private  individuals  at  a  military 
post,  under  revocable  license  issued  by  the  War  Department,  is  not 
a  post  laundry^  within  the  meaning  of  A.  R.,  348  [A.  R..  351,  1910] 
(M.  P.  D.,  948.) 

944.  Laundering  of  new  olive-drab  cotton  uniforms.  (Cir.  59, 
W.  D.,  1910.) 

946.  Hospital  laundries.     (M.  M.  D..  328.) 

946.  Po.st  exchange  laundries.     (G.  O.  170,  W.  D.,  1909,  par.  10.) 


MARINE  CORPS.  159 

947.  Changes  in  or  extensions  of  Government  laundries.  (G.  O. 
163,  W.  D.,  1908.) 

MAIL. 

948.  Marking  of  foreign,  supposed  to  contain  dutiable  articles. 
(G.  O.  54,  W.  D.,  1904.) 

MANURE. 

949.  Of  posts  is  quartermaster's  property,  which  should  l)e  used 
for  the  public  service: 

1.  For  post  or  company  gardens. 

2.  For  fertilizing  ornamental  grounds  at  posts,  including  post 
cemeteries. 

3.  In  case  any  is  not  needed  for  these  purposes,  it  should  be  sold 
at  public  auction,  and  the  proceeds  of  the  sale  be  deposited  to  the 
credit  of  the  United  States  on  account  of  miscellaneous  receipts. 
(Cir.  12,  A.  G.  O.,  1891.) 

MAPS. 

950.  System  of  scales  and  contour  intervals  for  military  maps. 
(A.  R.  453.) 

951.  Route  maps.     (A.  R.  454.) 

952.  Copies  of  maps,  plans,  tracings,  blue  prints,  sketches,  etc., 
of  domestic  or  foreign  territory,  containing  information  of  military 
interest,  to  be  forwarded  to  the  War  Department;  exceptions.  (G.  O. 
2,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

MARINE   CORPS. 

953.  Detached  for  service  with  the  Army  by  order  of  the  Presi- 
dent: Subject  to  Rules  and  Articles  of  War  (R.  S.,  1G21);  rations  (act 
May  4,  1898,  30  Stat.  L.,  387;  act  Mar.  3,  1901,  31  Stat.  L.,  1130; 
A.  R.  1225;  M.  S.  D.,  194);  method  of  communicating  orders  to 
marines  (Cir.  18,  W.  D.,  1908). 

954.  If,  upon  marches,  guards,  or  in  quarters,  different  corps  of 
the  army  happen  to  join  or  do  duty  together,  the  officer  highest  in 
rank  of  the  line  of  the  Army,  Marine  Corps,  organized  militia,  or 
volunteers,  by  commission,  there  on  duty  or  in  quarters,  shall  com- 
mand the  whole,  and  give  orders  for  what  is  needful  in  the  service, 
unless  otherwise  specially  directed  by  the  President,  according  to 
the  nature  of  the  case.  (122d  Article  of  War,  as  modified  by  act 
approved  Mar.  8,  1910;  36  Stat.  L.,  234;  G.  O.  43,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

955.  In  the  absence  of  specific  orders  from  the  President  detaching 
officers  of  the  Marine  Corps  for  service  with  the  Army,  the  122d 
Article  of  War  does  not  authorize  such  officers  to  command  troops  of 


160  3^.  mhitia^'am: 

the  Army,  and  such  officers  will  neither  be  assigned  nor  permitted 
by  commanding  generals  or  other  officers  of  the  Army  to  command 
troops  of  the  Army  on  Army  transports  or  elsewhere.  (G.  O.  161 
and  Cir.  66,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

956.  Status  of  enlisted  men  of  the  Navy  and  Marine  Corps  as  to 
police  and  guard  duty,  receiving  orders,  etc.,  while  being  trans- 
ported on  an  Army  transport.     (G.  O.  7,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

957.  Messing  of  certain  grades  of  enlisted  men  of  the  Navy  and 
Marine  Corps  while  traveling  on  Army  transports.  (T.  R.  149, 
amended  by  G.  O.  147,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

958.  Articles  of  ordnance  property  may  be  sold  by  the  Chief  of 
Ordnance  to  officers  of  the  Navy  and  Marine  Corps,  for  their  use  in 
the  public  service,  in  the  same  manner  as  these  articles  are  now  sold 
to  officers  of  the  Army.  (Act  Mar.  3,  1909;  G.  0.  49,  W.  D.,  1909, 
p.  31.) 

MILITARY   POST. 

959.  A  military  post  means  a  place  where  troops  are  assembled, 
where  military  stores,  animate  and  inanimate,  are  kept  or  distrib- 
uted, where  military  duty  is  performed  or  military  protection 
afforded — where  something,  in  short,  more  or  less  closely  connected 
with  arms  or  war  is  kept  or  is  to  be  done.  (U.  S.  Supreme  Court 
Report  94.) 


960.  When  the  Organized  Militia  of  any  State,  Territory,  or  the 
District  of  Columbia,  shall  engage  in  encampments,  maneuvers,  and 
field  instruction  with  any  part  of  the  Regular  Army  at  or  near  any 
military  post  or  camp  or  lake  or  seacoast  defenses  of  the  United 
States,  the  command  of  such  military  post  or  camp  and  the  officers 
and  troops  of  the  United  States  there  stationed  shall  remain  with 
the  regular  commander  of  the  post  without  regard  to  the  rank  of  the 
commanding  or  other  officers  of  the  militia  temporarily  so  encamped 
within  its  limits  or  in  its  vicinity.  (Sec.  15,  act  Jan.  21,  1903, 
amended  by  act  Apr.  21,  1910;  36  Stat.  L.,  329;  G.  O.  78,  W.  D., 
1910.) 

Note. — For  laws  and  regulations  relating  to  the  militia,  aee  "The 
Organized  Militia  Regulations  of  the  War  Department. " 

961.  Instructions  for  the  promotion  of  closer  affiliation  between 
the  Regular  mobile  troops  and  the  Organized  Militia,  and  to  facil- 
itate the  instruction  of  the  latter.     (Cir.  28,  W.  D,,  1909.) 

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NATIONAL  CEMETERIES.  lH^ 

962.  Instructions  to  govern  all  future  joint  Army  and  militia 
coast  defense  exercises.  (G.  O.  44,  W.  D.,  1908,  as  amended  b> 
W.  D.  G.  O.  64,  91,  1908;  71,  1909;  102,  1911.) 

963.  Rules  and  regulations  governing  the  detail  of  line  officers  for 
duty  as  inspectors  and  instructors  of  the  Organized  Militia.  (G.  O. 
33,  W.  D.,  1911.)    See  act  Mar.  3,  1911,  G.  O.  45,  W.  D.,  1911,  p.  14. 

MOSQUITOES. 

964.  Oil  for  destruction  of,  to  be  furnished  by  the  Quartermaster's 
Department.     (Cir.  23,  A.  G.  O.,  1901.) 

NATIONAL   CEMETERIES. 

965.  List  of  national  cemeteries  assigned  to  certain  quartermas- 
ters for  administrative  purposes.     (Cir,  11,  Q.  M.  G.  O.,  1911.) 

966.  The  national  flag  will  be  displayed  from  sunrise  to  sunset 
every  day.  The  post  flag  will  be  used  in  pleasant  weather  and  the 
storm  flag  in  stormy  and  windy  weather.     (N.  C.  R.,  3.) 

967.  The  entrance  gates  will  be  kept  closed  between  sunset  and 
sunrise.     (N.  C.  R.,  4.) 

968.  National  cemeteries  will  not  be  used  as  picnic  grounds. 
(N.C.  R.,  6.) 

969.  Regulations  relating  to  interments,  whose  remains  may  be 
interred,  etc.     (N.  C.  R.,  90-114.) 

970.  The  erection  of  private  monuments,  headstones,  or  foot- 
stones  will  not  be  permitted  until  both  the  proposed  design  and  the 
inscription  have  been  approved  by  the  Quartermaster  General. 
(N.  C.  R.,  116.) 

971.  Markers  (of  iron  or  other  material)  such  as  are  usually  fur- 
nished by  military  or  other  organizations,  will  not  be  allowed  on 
any  lot  or  grave  site.     (N.  C.  R.,  129.) 

972.  Instructions  relating  to  the  care  and  cleaning  of  headstones 
and  monuments.  (N.  C.  R.,  71,  85,  122,  130-133.)  The  cleaning 
of  not  less  than  50  headstones  per  day  per  man  is  considered  a  fair 
average  and  should  be  required,     (N.  C.  R.,  130.) 

973.  Instructions  for  care  of:  Graves  (N.  C.  R.,  110,  134-137); 
lawns  (N,  C.  R.,  69-75);  trees,  shrubs,  and  plants  (N.  C.  R.,  78-89, 
122);  drives,  walks,  and  drains  (N.  C.  R.,  66-68);  roadways  (N.C. 
R.,  199-205);  inclosures  (N,  C,  R,,  139), 

974.  Care  of  buildings.  (N.  C.  R.,  58,  139.)  Du-ections  to  be 
followed  in  painting  buildings,  flagstaffs,  inclosures,  etc.  (N.  C, 
R.,  65.) 

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162  NONCOMMISSIONED  OFFICERS. 

975.  Care  of  public  animals.     (N.  C.  R.,  191.) 

976.  Care  of  tools  and  implements.     (N.  C.  R.,  145,  146.) 

977.  Superintendents  will  thoroughly  familiarize  themselves  with 
the  "Regulations  for  the  Government  of  National  Cemeteries." 
(Q.  M.  G.  0.,  1911.)  Failure  to  observe  them  will  result  in  sus- 
pension or  dismissal.     (N.  C.  R.,  19.) 

978.  It  is  hereby  made  the  duty  of  the  inspector  to  notice  and 
report  the  habits  and  conduct  of  the  superintendents.  (G.  O.  66, 
A.  G.  O.,  1873.) 

979.  Employees — duties,  hours  of  labor,  compensation,  etc.  (N. 
C.  R.,  39-55,  126,  130,  142,  195.) 

980.  Public  or  private  domestic  animals  will  not  be  allowed  to 
run  loose  or  to  be  picketed  within  the  inclosure.  Corporations  or 
individuals  (other  than  the  superintendent)  will  not  be  allowed  to 
pasture  or  shelter  any  animals  on  the  reservation.     (N.  C.  R.,  192.) 

981.  The  keeping  of  private  horses,  mules,  cows,  and  fowl  by 
superintendents.     (N.  C.  R.,  193-194.) 

982.  Vegetable  gardens.     (N.  C.  R.,  29,  195,  196.) 

Note. — See  paragraph  290  {ante),  and  paragraph  1397  {post). 

NONCOMMISSIONED    OFFICERS. 

983.  Appropriate  duties  of  coast  artillery  noncommissioned  staff 
officers.     (Par.  II,  G.  O.  203,  W.  D.,  1908.) 

984.  Noncommissioned  staff  officers  of  the  Coast  Artillery  Corps 
of  the  grades  indicated  hereinafter  will  be  verbally  addressed  as 
follows:  Master  electrician,  to  be  addressed  as  electrician;  engineer, 
as  engineer;  electrician  sergeant,  first  class,  and  electrician  sergeant, 
second  class,  as  sergeant;  master  gunner,  as  gunner;  fireman,  as 
fireman.     (G.  O.  21,  W.  D.,  1908.) 

985.  The  post  noncommissioned  staff  consists  of  ordnance,  post 
commissary,  and  post  quartermaster  sergeants.     (A.  R.,  93.) 

986.  The  general  noncommissioned  staff  consists  of  noncom- 
missioned officers  of  the  Signal  Corps,  Hospital  Corps,  and  Ordnance 
Department,  except  ordnance  sergeants,     (A.  R.,  103.) 

987.  A  post  noncommissioned  st^ff  officer  will  assist  the  officer  of  his 
department,  and  will  not  be  detailed  upon  any  service  not  pertaining 
to  his  proper  position,  unless  the  necessities  of  the  service  require 
such  detail,  in  which  case  the  post  commander  will  note  the  fact, 
with  reasons  therefor,  on  the  sergeant's  personal  report.     (A.  R.,  97.) 

988.  The  presence  of  a  commissary  sergeant  at  a  post  does  not  in 
any  manner  relieve  the  commissary  from  responsibility  for  the  care 


NONCOMMISSIONED  OFFICERS.  163 

of  subsistence  supplies.  Commanding  officers  of  posts  will  not 
permit  commissaries  to  devolve  their  duties  in  any  degree  upon  the 
commissary  sergeants.     (Cir.  23,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

989.  Rules  governing  the  examination  of  applicants  for  appoint- 
ment as  post  noncommissioned  staff  officers.  (G.  O.  43,  232,  W.  D.,! 
1909.) 

990.  Post  noncommissioned  staff  officers,  though  liable  to  dis- 
charge for  inefficiency  or  misconduct,  will  not  be  reduced.  (A.  R., 
102.) 

991.  Master  electricians,  engineers,  electrician  sergeants,  first 
class,  electrician  sergeants,  second  class,  master  gunners  and  firemen, 
Coast  Artillery  Corps,  and  ordnance,  post  commissary,  and  post 
quartermaster  sergeants  *  *  *  in  garrison  will  not  be  required 
to  turn  out  in  heavy  marching  order.  WTien  they  are  paraded  for 
reviews  and  inspections  their  posts  are  as  prescribed  in  the  Infantry 
Drill  Regulations  for  the  regimental  noncommissioned  staff  (or 
battalion  noncommissioned  staff  at  posts  where  no  regimental  non- 
commissioned staff  officers  are  serving),  i.  e.,  sergeant  major  on  the 
right,  post  and  other  noncommissioned  staff  officers  on  his  left  in 
order  of  rank,  senior  on  the  right.     (G.  O.  233,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

992.  Annual  and  other  personal  reports  to  be  made  by  post 
noncommissioned  staff  officers.     (A.  R.,  100.) 

993.  The  military  control  of  post  noncommissioned  staff  officers 
serving  at  posts  not  occupied  by  troops  is  vested  in  the  commander 
of  the  territorial  department  in  which  they  are  serving.  All  matters 
relating  to  them  as  soldiers  subject  to  military  command,  as  dis- 
tinguished from  the  administrative  duties  imposed  upon  them  by 
regulations  and  orders,  will,  except  in  cases  of  reenlistment,  be 
determined  at  department  headquarters,  where  their  descriptive 
lists  will  be  kept.     (A.  R.,  99.) 

994.  Enlisted  men  of  the  several  staff  departments,  including 
members  of  the  post  noncommissioned  staff,  will  not  be  detailed  on 
extra  duty  without  authority  from  the  War  Department.  They  are 
not  entitled  to  extra-duty  pay  for  services  rendered  in  their  respec- 
tive departments.     (A.  R.,  171.)    See  Cir.  53,  W,  D.,  1904. 

995.  Except  in  case  of  emergency,  a  noncommissioned  officer  will 
not  be  detailed  on  extra  duty,  other  than  that  of  overseer,  without , 
prior  authority  for  such  detail  having  been  obtained  from  the  depart- 
ment commander  or  the  general  officer  commanding  the  post,  or, 
in  the  case  of  places  excepted  from  the  control  of  department  com- 
manders by  A.  R.,  189,  from  the  Secretary  of  War.     (A.  R.,  170.) 


164  NONCOMMISSIONED  OFFICERS. 

996.  Not  to  be  detailed  for  any  duty  nor  permitted  to  engage  in 
any  occupation  inconsistent  with  their  rank  and  position.  (A.  R., 
170,  270.) 

997.  Their  employment  as  company  barbers,  or  as  agents  for 
laundries,  or  in  any  position  of  a  similar  character,  is  prohibited. 
Cir.  34,  W.  D.,  1907.) 

998.  To  be  carefully  selected  and  instructed  and  always  sup- 
ported by  company  commanders  in  the  proper  performance  of  their 
duties.     (A.  R.,  270.) 

999.  Officers  will  be  cautious  in  reproving  noncommissioned 
officers  in  the  presence  or  hearing  of  private  soldiers.     (A.  R.,  270.) 

1000.  Whenever  the  regimental  color  sergeant  is  not  present  a 
battalion  or  squadron  commander  is  authorized  to  select  and  detail 
a  suitable  noncommissioned  officer  from  those  actually  present  on 
duty  with  the  battalion  or  squadron  to  caiTy  the  battalion  or  squadron 
colors.  This  detail  will  not  excuse  a  noncommissioned  officer  from 
routine  duty  with  his  regular  organization  except  during  such  periods 
aa  the  colors  are  paraded.  No  special  chevrons  or  other  mark  of 
distinction  will  be  worn.  At  posts  in  artillery  districts  the  same 
general  rule  will  apply.     (Cir.  88,  W.  D.,  1907.) 

1001.  Mess  sergeant:  Authorized.  (Act  May  11,  1908,  35  Stat.  L., 
109;  G.  O.  80,  W.  D.,  1908,  p.  6.)  From  what  grades  detailed. 
(A.  R.,  1369.)  Not  to  be  detailed  from  enlisted  men  of  the  Coast 
Artillery  Corps  holding  ratings  as  plotters,  gun  commandei-s,  etc., 
under  G.  0.  89,  W.  D.,  1908.  (G.  0.  171,  W.  D.,  1908.)  The  com- 
manding officers  of  machine-gun  platoons  that  have  separate  messes 
are  authorized  to  appoint  mess  sergeants  for  their  platoons  so  long  as 
separate  messes  are  maintained.  (W.  D.  dec.  Oct.  5, 1910,  published 
in  Cir.  32,  Department  of  the  Columbia,  1910.)  Detail  on  mine 
planters.  (Cir.  88,  W.  D.,  1908.)  Additional  pay  not  affected  by 
the  merging  of  mess  sergeant's  organization  temporarily  into  a 
general  mess.     (Cir.  47,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

1002.  Hereafter  the  Secretary  of  War  may  authorize  the  tem- 
porary appointment  of  such  number  of  sergeants  and  corporals  in 
the  companies  at  the  general  recruiting  depots  as  may  be  necessary 
for  the  proper  control  and  instruction  of  the  varying  number  of 
recruits  attached  to  such  companies.  (Act  Mar.  3,  1909,  35  Stat.  L., 
741;  G.  O.  49,  W.  D.,  1909,  p.  14.) 

1003.  Serjeants  and  corporals  for  recruiting  stations.  (Act  Feb. 
2,  1901,  31  Stat.  L.,  756;  G.  0.  11,  A.  G.  O.,  1901;  A.  R.  860.) 

1004.  Appointments  of  reenlisted  noncommissioned  officers. 
<Cir.  75,  W.  D.,  1910.) 


OUTSIDE  INFLUENCE.  165 

1005.  Appointment,  promotion,  and  reduction  of  noncommis- 
sioned officers  on  duty  with  machine-gun  platoons.  (Cir.  63,  W.  D., 
1910.) 

1006.  Under  A.  R.,  263,  1904  [A.  R.,  272,  1910],  no  lance  cor- 
poral can  be  appointed  in  an  organization  in  addition  to  the  one 
authorized  in  said  paragraph,  unless  one  or  more  of  the  noncommis- 
sioned officers  are  absent.  (W.  D.  dec,  published  in  Cir.  24,  Dept. 
of  the  East,  1904.) 

1007.  The  reduction  of  noncommissioned  officers  to  the  grade  of 
private  and  the  disrating  of  chief  mechanics,  cooks,  farriers,  horse- 
shoers,  mechanics,  artificers,  saddlers,  and  wagoners  prior  to  their 
discharge,  in  order  to  enable  them  to  obtain  Ihe  bonus  of  three 
months'  pay  authorized  by  act  of  Congress  approved  May  11,  1908, 
are  prohibited.  (W.  D.  dec,  Nov.  5,  1910,  published  in  G.  0.  135, 
Department  of  (California,  1910.) 

1008.  Control  of  post  commander  over  Signal  Corps  men  on 
duty  at  post,  inspection  of  their  offices,  etc.  (G.  O.  105,  A.  G.  O., 
1883;  Cir.  2,  A.G.O.,  1884.) 

1009.  Enlisted  men  in  charge  of  telegraph  offices  or  of  isolated 
signal  stations  are  considered  to  be  acting  as  sergeants  of  the  Signal 
Corps,  and  will  be  held  accountable  for  public  property  under  A.  R., 
699  [A.  R.,  706,  1910.]     (S.  C.  M.  No.  7,  par.  304.) 

1010.  Lectures  and  instruction  to  the  Organized  Militia  by  non- 
commissioned officers  of  the  Regular  Army.     (Cir.  28,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

1011.  Detail  of  retired,  to  educational  institutione.  (Act  Apr. 
21, 1904;  G.  O.  231,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

OUTSIDE    INFLUENCE. 

1012.  It  is  therefore  announced  that  in  future  appointments, 
details,  transfers,  and  assignments  in  the  Army  and  Navy  the 
Executive  will  be  guided  by  the  official  records  of  the  War  and 
Navy  Departments,  respectively,  to  the  exclusion  of  other  sources 
of  influence  or  information;  but  in  case  an  officer  has  performed 
any  special  act  of  bravery  or  courage  or  rendered  specially  efficient 
service  of  which  there  is  no  record  or  only  a  partial  record  in  the 
War  or  Navy  Department,  the  testimony  of  any  person  who  was  an 
eyewitness  of  the  same  may  be  submitted  for  consideration. 

Should  it  be  discovered  that  since  the  publication  of  this  order 
an  officer  of  the  Army  or  Navy  has  sought  recommendation  or  sup- 
port from  the  sources  outside  of  those  named  above,  this  fact  will 
debar  him  from  obtaining  the  particular  advancement,  assignment, 
or  detail  which  he  has  by  such  means  attempted  to  secure,  and 


lee  PHILIPPINE  SCOUTS. 

the  fact  that  he  has  sought  such  influence  will  be  noted  on  his  official 
record.     (Executive  order  July  7,  1905;  G.  0.  112,  W.  D.,  1905.) 

Supplementing  orders  heretofore  issued,  it  is  directed  that  here- 
after all  requests  and  recommendations,  either  written  or  verbal, 
received  at  the  War  Department  from  or  on  behalf  of  Army  officers, 
of  whatever  nature — other  than  those  received  through  regular 
military  channels — shall  be  filed  with  or  noted  on  their  records. 
Officers  who  do  not  desire  such  notations  on  their  records  should 
take  such  action  as  may  be  necessary  to  prevent  such  requests  or 
recommendations  being  made.  (Executive  order  Mar.  3,  1909; 
G.  O.  38,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

PHILIPPINE    SCOUTS. 

1013.  Organization  of  companies,  squadrons,  and  battalions  of 
Philippine  Scouts- authorized.  (Act  Feb.  2,  1901;  31  Stat.  L.,  757; 
G.  0.  9,  A.  G.  O.,  1901,  pp.  14,  15.) 

1014.  Battalions  authorized:  First  (G.  O.  59,  181,  W.  D.,  1904); 
Second,  Third,  Fourth,  Fifth,  Sixth,  and  Seventh  (G.  O.  32,  W.  D., 
1905);  Eighth  (G.  O.  147,  W.  D.,  1905);  Ninth  (G.  0.  172,  W.  D., 
1908);  Tenth  and  Eleventh  (G.  O.  201,  W.  D.,  1908);  Twelfth 
(G.  O.  243,  W.  D.,  1909). 

1015.  Volunteer  bands.  (G.  O.  8,  W.  D.,  1908;  par.  69,  G.  O.  1, 
Phil.  Div.,  1909,  amended  by  G.  0.  71,  Phil.  Div.,  1909.) 

1016.  Strength  of  companies.  (G.  O.  8,  W.  D.,  1908;  G.  O.  1, 
Phil.  Div.,  1909,  par.  57.) 

1017.  Office  of  captain  in  the  Philippine  Scouts  created.  (Act 
May  16,  1908,  35  Stat.  L.,  163;  G.  O.  91,  W.  D.,  1908.) 

1018.  Pay  and  allowances  of  first  and  second  lieutenants  of,  ap- 
pointed from  natives  of  the  Philippine  Islands.  (G.  0.  67,  W.  D., 
1907.) 

iv'  1019.  Who  are  eligible  for  appointment  as  officers  in  the  Philip- 
'pine  Scouts.     (G.  O.  217,  W.  D.,  1909.)     See  par.  600,  ante. 

1020.  Competitive  tests  of  noncommissioned  officers  for  appoint- 
ment as  commissioned  officers  of  Philippine  Scouts.  (Cir.  36,  W.  D., 
1908.) 

1021.  Pay  of  enlisted  men.  (G.  O.  236,  W.  D.,  1909.)  Not  to 
exceed  three  privates  in  each  Philippine  Scout  company  may  be 
employed  on  special  sanitary  work  with  additional  pay  of  f  1.20  gold 
per  month.  (W.  D.,  G.  O.  8,  1908;  236,  1909;  cablegram  A.  G.  O., 
June  13,  1910;  15328.  O  I.G.)  Additional  pay  for  marksmanship. 
(M.  P.  D.,  781.^ 


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1022.  Filipino  ration.  (A.  R.  1223;  1226,  sec.  4;  1228;  1242; 
1243.)  In  time  of  war  when  Philippine  Scouts  are  serving  beyond 
the  advance  depots  they  will  be  subsisted  the  same  as  are  regular 
troops.  (A.  R.  1223.)  The  haversack  ration  is  not  prescribed  for 
Philippine  Scouts  in  time  of  peace.  (Mem.  of  Chief  of  Staff,  ap- 
proved by  the  Scy.  War,  Aug.  25,  1910;  14067,  O.  I.  G.) 

1023.  Clothing  allowance  of  enlisted  men.  (G.  O.  67,  W.  D., 
1911.) 

1024.  Articles  of  clothing  prescribed  for  issue  to  enlisted  men  of 
Philippine  Scouts.  (Par.  62,  G.  O.  1,  Phil.  Div.,  1909,  amended  by 
G.  O.  1,  Phil.  Div.,  1910.) 

1025.  Arms  and  equipments.  (Pars.  64  and  64^,  G.  O.  1,  Phil. 
Div.,  1909,  amended  by  G.  O.  1,  Phil.  Div.,  1910;  par.  65,  G.  O.  1, 
Phil.  Div.,  1909,  amended  by  G.  O.  20,  79,  Phil.  Div.,  1910.) 

PHYSICAL    EXAMINATIONS    AND   TESTS    OF    OFFICERS. 

1026.  All  officers  of  the  active  list  of  the  Army  who  are  on  a  duty 
status  will  keep  themselves  at  all  times  in  fit  physical  condition  to 
perform  active  duty  with  troops  under  war  conditions;  duties  of  post 
and  department  commanders  in  this  connection.  (Par.  1,  G.  O.,  148, 
W.  D.,  1910.) 

1027.  Physical  condition  of  officers  of  the  line  who  come  up  for 
examination  for  promotion  to  the  grade  of  field  officer,  to  be  actually 
tested  for  skill  and  endurance  in  riding.  (Executive  Order,  May  13, 
1907;  G.  0. 181,  W.  D.,  1907;  par.  12,  G.  0.  192,  W.  D.,  1909.)  See 
G.  O.  198,  W.  D.,  1907. 

1028.  Test  of  physical  condition  and  skill  in  horsemanship  of  all 
field  officers  to  be  made  under  the  personal  supervision  of  the  several 
department  commanders  when  making  their  annual  inspections. 
(Executive  Order,  May  13,  1907;  G.  O.  181,  W.  D.,  1907.)  Also  see 
par.  82,  ante. 

1029.  Executive  order  of  December  2,  ]907,  requiiing  annual 
tests  to  determine  the  fitness  of  all  field  officers  for  active  operations, 
and  annual  reports  setting  forth  whether  junior  officers  are  physically 
qualified  for  active  operations.     (G.  O.  240,  W.  D.,  1907. ) 

1030.  War  Department  instructions  to  carry  into  effect  the  Execu- 
tive order  of  December  2,  1907,  covering  riding  and  marching  tests 
and  physical  examinations.     (G.  O.  148,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

1031.  General  officers  will  not  be  required  to  undergo  the  physical 
examination  prescribed  in  paragraph  2,  G.  O.  148,  W.  D.,  1910. 
(Par.  3,  G.  O.  148,  W.  D.,  1910.) 


168  POST  BAKERIES. 


'  JADiaYH? 


1032.  What  officers  of  the  permanent  staff  corps  and  departments 
may  be  excused  from  taking  the  physical  test  prescribed  by  G.  O. 
148,  W.  D.,  1910.  (Par.  6,  G.  O.  148,  W.  D.,  1910.)  All  such  offi- 
cers below  the  grade  of  brigadier  general  shall  take  the  prescribed 
physical  examination.     (Par.  6,  G.  O.  148,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

1033.  Each  case  in  which  exemption  is  requested  under  para- 
graph 6,  G.  O.  148,  W.  D.,  1910,  will  be  considered  each  year 
on  its  merits.  (W.  D.  dec.  published  in  Oir.  30,  office  of  the  Chief 
of  Engineers,  1910;  11670-S,  O.  I.  G.) 

1034.  Side  arms  will  not  be  worn  while  taking  tests.  (G.  O.  148, 
W.  D.,  1909,  par.  5.) 

1035.  Use  of  private  mounts  in  taking  the  riding  tests.  (Cirs.  57, 
59,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

POST   BAKERIES. 

1036.  At  all  permanent  posts  a  suitable  building,  including  the 
plumbing,  heating,  and  lighting  fixtm-es  used  therein,  will  be  pro- 
vided by  the  Quartermaster's  Department  for  baking  bread.  (A.  R. , 
335;  Cir.  29,  W.  D.,  1906.) 

1037.  Bake  ovens  and  apparatus  pertaining  thereto  will  be  pro- 
vided by  the  Subsistence  Department.  (A.  R.  335.)  For  bakery 
equipment  furnished  by  the  Subsistence  Department  for  various 
sized  posts,  see  M.  S.  D.,  262. 

1038.  Bread  will  be  baked  in  post  bakeries  when  practicable. 
The  baking  of  bread  by  companies  at  posts  is  expressly  forbidden. 
(A.  R.,  335,  340.) 

1039.  The  provisions  of  A.  R.,  336,  1904  (A.  R.,  340,  1910),  for- 
bidding the  baking  of  bread  by  companies  at  posts,  is  intended  to 
apply  only  to  the  bakery  bread  of  loaves  baked  at  the  post  bakery 
for  issue  to  troops  and  is  not  intended  to  prevent  organizations  from 
baking  other  kinds  of  bread,  such  as  biscuite,  rolls,  muffins,  and 
com  bread,  for  their  own  use.     (Cir.  33,  W.  D.,  1908.) 

1040.  The  making  of  pies  and  cakes  is  not  the  work  of  the  bakery, 
but  pertains  to  the  company  mess  or  post  exchange.  (Secretary  of 
War,  Aug.  13,  1909;  13550,  O.  I.  G.) 

1041.  Bread  will  be  baked  in  one  and  two  pound  loaves;  it  will 
be  sold  to  officers  and  those  entitled  to  rations  on  charge  sales  at  the 
price  of  the  flour  in  the  commissary.  Bread  sold  to  others  will  be  sold 
at  the  price  fixed  by  the  post  council  and  paid  for  at  the  time  of 
delivery.    (Par.  4,  Cir.  25,  W.  D.,  1910;  A.  R.,  327.) 


POST  COMMANDER.  169 

1042.  Post  bakeries  are  authorized  to  sell  bread  to  post  exchanges, 
on  charge  sales,  to  be  paid  for  within  the  calendar  month  in  which 
the  sales  are  made.     (Secretary  of  War,  July  9,  1910;  14383,  O.  I.  G.) 

104:3.  Bread  will  be  sold  by  the  bakery  only.     (A.  R.,  327.) 

1044.  Paragraph  56,  Manual  for  Army  Bakers,  indicates  that 
approximately  100  pounds  of  flour  will,  with  the  other  ingredients, 
produce  144  pounds  of  bread. 

1045.  The  authorized  weight  of  bread  is  based  on  its  weight  when 
24  hours  old.     (Cir.  3,  A.  G.  O.,  1889.) 

1046.  Bakery  accountability  system.  (Par.  4,  Cir.  25,  W.  D,, 
1910.) 

1047.  When  enlisted  men  or  others  entitled  to  rations  are  allowed 
to  mess  separately  from  companies  or  organizations  they  will  not  be 
required  to  purchase  bread  from  the  bakery,  but  they  will  not  be 
entitled  to  any  share  of  the  bakery  profits.     (A.  R.,  327.) 

1048.  The  post  bakery  should  be  scrupulously  neat.  On  account 
of  the  nature  of  their  work  ,  bakers  must  bathe  daily,  making  a  com- 
plete change  of  underclothing.     (M.  A.  B.,  91.) 

1049.  An  annual  allowance  of  six  scrubbing  brushes  and  four 
mops  is  authorized  for  issue  to  each  bakery  by  the  Quartermaster's 
Department.     (A.  R.,  1197.) 

POST   COMMANDER. 

1050.  Duties  of,  in  regard  to  drills  and  instruction,  the  preserva- 
tion and  care  of  public  property,  the  enforcement  of  regulations,  the 
proper  condition  of  quarters  and  defenses;  monthly  inspection  of 
the  command,  and  frequent  personal  examination  of  the  accounts 
of  officers  in  charge  of  funds.     (A.  R.,  203,  246,  329,  332,  669,  762.) 

1051.  To  exercise  constant  and  direct  personal  supervision  over 
the  practical  and  theoretical  instruction  of  the  command.  (G.  O., 
195,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

1052.  To  dispose  of  matters  of  routine  as  far  as  practicable  by 
personal  interviews  with  the  individuals  concerned  at  such  hours 
as  will  least  interfere  with  the  instruction  of  the  command.  (G.  O., 
195,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

1053.  General  officers  commanding  posts  will  leave  the  details  of 
administration  to  subordinate  commanders  as  far  as  practicable. 
(A.  R.,  203.) 

1054.  To  make  telegraphic  reports  of  the  death  of  an  officer. 
(A.  R.,  83.) 


170  POST  COMMANDER. 

1055.  Must  sign  and  fully  authenticate  the  consolidated  morning 
report  of  the  condition  of  his  command  every  morning.  (Cir.  3, 
A.  G.  O.,  1886;  G.  0.,  194,  W.  D.,  1909,  p.  5.)  ' 

1056.  Will  exercise  a  rigid  supervision  and  economy  in  the  care 
and  preservation  of  tableware  and  kitchen  utensils.     (A.  R.,  1194.) 

1057.  Pecuniary  responsibility  in  issue  of  orders  which  may  cause 
expenditure  of  money.     (A.  R.,  664,  665.) 

1058.  Responsibility  in  appro\'ing  proceedings  of  councils  of 
administration.     (A.  R.,  320.) 

1059.  To  inspect  ambulances,  litters,  and  other  appliances  for 
ti-ansporting  the  wounded  at  each  monthly  inspection  and  see  that 

.they  are  completely  equipped.  When  practicable,  the  ambulance 
fully  equipped  for  service  will  be  presented  for  inspection,  with  the 
animals  attached.     (A.  R.,  1455.) 

1060.  To  inspect  and  report  upon  new  construction  turned  over 
by  constructing  quartermasters.     (See  par.  631,  ante.) 

1061.  To  make,  with  the  quartermaster,  an  annual  inspection  of 
all  public  buildings  at  the  post.     (A.  R.,  1028.) 

1062.  To  see  that  accountable  officer  for  quartermaster's  supplies 
makes,  in  person,  at  least  once  each  year,  a  complete  and  accurate 
inventory  of  such  property,  except  that  held  on  memorandum 
receipts.  (A.  R.,  1110.)  To  require  an  inventory  of  subsistence 
stores  to  be  made  during  the  last  week  of  each  month.  (M.  S.  D., 
40.) 

1063.  Responsible  for  the  security  of  all  public  property  at  post. 
(A.  R.,  669.) 

1064.  It  is  the  duty  of  commanding  officers  to  enforce  rigid 
economy  in  public  expenditures  and  to  correct  all  irregularity  and 
extravagance  which  they  may  discover;  to  see  that  disbursements 
are  economically  made;  to  scrutinize  carefully  all  contracts  and 
vouchers  for  disbursements;  and  to  guard  the  public  interests  in 
every  particular.     (A.  R.,  762.)  '•-^ 

1065.  To  give  personal  attention  to  the  management  of  the  ice 
machine  and  take  care  that  expenses  of  every  kind  incident  to  its 
operation  are  limited  to  actual  requirements,  and  that  waste  or 
unauthorized  issues  of  ice  are  prevented.     (Q.  M.  M.,  456.)         '^^'^ 

1066.  To  carefully  supervise  the  duties  of  the  post  commissary 
and  not  pennit  him  to  devolve  them  in  any  degree  upon  the  commis- 
sary sergeant.     (Cir.  23,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

1067.  To  regulate  sales  and  delivery  of  subsistence  supplies. 
(A.  R.,  1269.) 


POST   EXCHANGE.  171 

1068.  To  retain  the  telegraphic  code  in  his  custody,  and  is  respon- 
sible for  the  "key"  and  its  proper  use.  Department  commanders, 
through  code  messages  to  post  commanders,  are  required  to  test  the 
use  of  the  code  from  time  to  time,  particularly  when  post  commanders 
are  changed.     (Cir.  8,  A.  G.  O.,  1892.) 

1069.  To  ascertain  which  of  his  subordinates  are  drawing  addi- 
tional pay  for  furnishing  their  own  mounts  for  use  in  the  Govern- 
ment service  and  are  having  said  mounts  maintained  at  Government 
expense;  to  satisfy  himself  by  personal  inspection,  inquiry,  exami- 
nation of  evidence,  or  actual  test  that  such  mounts  are  suitable,  that 
is,  such  as  to  enable  said  officers  to  perform  their  mounted  duty 
properly  in  garrison  or  in  the  field  (at  least  one  mount  should  be  of 
good  appearance,  equaling  in  general  qualifications  the  type  supplied 
by  the  Government  for  the  duty  in  question;  the  second  mount  may 
be  a  smaller  horse  of  the  polo  type);  should  he  find  them  not  suitable, 
he  shall  so  inform  the  officer,  and  in  case  the  deficiency  is  not  reme- 
died within  a  month  shall  report  the  facta  to  The  Adjutant  General 
of  the  Army,  to  the  end  that  any  additional  pay  drawn  by  the  officer 
after  the  date  of  said  report  may  be  stopped  against  him,  and  shall 
give  directions  that  the  maintenence  of  the  said  mount  or  mounts  at 
Government  expense  shall  cease  on  and  after  the  same  date.  (G.  O. 
125,  \V.  D.,  1908.)  Suitable  mount  described.  (G.  O.  29,  W.  D., 
1911.) 

1070.  Commanding  officers  will  inspect  and  verify  the  arms, 
service  uniforms,  and  field  equipments  of  officers  and  enlisted  men 
as  often  as  they  may  deem  necessary  to  assure  themselves  that  all 
members  of  their  commands  are  prepared  to  take  the  field  upon 
short  notice,  fully  equipped  and  uniformed.     (U.  R.,  36.) 

1071.  Post  commanders,  and  regimental  and  separate  battalion 
commanders  at  posts  commanded  by  general  officers,  will  keep 
themselves  informed  by  frequent  inspections  as  to  the  state  of 
the  equipments  of  each  organization  of  their  commands,  and  will 
scrutinize  requisitions  carefully  before  acting  on  them.  (Cir.  87, 
W.  D.,  1907.) 

1072.  Commanding  officers  will  be  held  responsible  that  all 
officers  and  men  have  the  prescribed  uniforms,  arms,  and  equip- 
ments, and  that  they  wear  them  in  accordance  with  the  tables  of 
occasions.     (G.  O.  47,  W.  D.,  1911;  U.  R.,  36.) 

POST   EXCHANGE. 

1073.  Post-exchange  regulations  are  published  in  G.  O.  176,  W. 
D.,  1909,  the  following  paragraphs  of  which  have  been  amended  or 
modified . 


172  POST  EXCHANGE. 

Paragraph  10,  page  12,  by  G.  0. 113,  W.  D.,  1910. 

Paragraph  11,  page  13,  by  G.  0. 128,  W.  D.,  1910. 

Paragraph  14,  clause  (c),  section  2,  page  15,  by  G.  O.  201,  \V.  D., 
1909. 

Paragraph  16,  by  Circular  18,  W.   D.,    1910,    as   to  payment  of 
telegraphic  expenses. 
aiParagraph  17,  by  G.  O.  109,  W.  D.,  1911. 

1074.  The  exchange  officer  is  in  charge  of  the  exchange  and  is 
responsible  for  its  management.  He  should  be  fully  in  sympathy 
with  the  purposes  of  the  exchange,  should  be  a  good  and  close  buyer, 
and  possess  the  business  qualifications  necessary  to  the  success  of  the 
exchange.  He  should  take  every  precaution  to  have  an  honest 
steward  and  attendants,  frequently  checking  their  accounts  in  per- 
son. As  custodian  of  funds  belonging  to  enlisted  men  he  should 
attend  to  all  cash  transactions  in  person,  keeping  the  cashbook  him- 
self. No  employee  should  have  access  to  the  cash  of  the  exchange 
after  it  is  turned  over  to  the  exchange  officer.  (Par.  3.  G.  O.  176, 
W.  D.,  1909.) 

1076.  It  is  not  the  intent  of  paragraph  3,  page  9,  G.  O. 
176,  W.  D.,  1909  (''As  custodian  of  funds  belonging  to  enlisted 
men  the  exchange  officer  should  attend  to  all  cash  transactions 
in  person,  keeping  the  cashbook  himself"),  that  the  exchange 
officer  should  attend  to  the  current  cash  transactions  of  the  day  at 
the  exchange,  but  that  he  should,  at  the  close  of  each  day's  business, 
check  up  the  steward's  daily  report  of  cash  and  coupons  received, 
and,  after  verification,  enter  these  data  in  the  cashbook,  as  well  as 
all  other  transactions  involving  cash  receipts  and  expenditures,  and 
deposit  cash  on  hand  in  his  safe.  A  file,  of  the  exchange  steward's 
daily  report  should  be  kept  to  support  the  cash  record.  (Views  of 
Inspector  General  of  the  Army,  approved  by  the  Secretary^  of  War, 
Dec.  17.  1910;  14612,  O.  I.  G.) 

1076.  Binding  together  and  filing  the  daily  reports  of  the  exchange 
steward  in  lieu  of  a  cashbook  is  not  considered  a  compliance  with  the 
requirements  of  paragraph  14,  G.  O.  176,  W.  D.,  1909.  A  cashbook 
will  be  kept.     (Secretary  of  War,  Apr.  29,  1910;  14052,  O.  I.  G.) 

1077.  Fimds  of  a  post  exchange,  although  not  public  moneys 
within  the  meaning  of  sections  5488,  5490,  and  5492,  ReAased  Stat- 
utes, are  intrusted  to  officers  of  the  Army  in  their  official  capacity, 
and  their  misapplication  is  punishable  under  the  Articles  of  War. 
(G.  O.  11,  A.  G.  0.,  1892;  G.  O.  176,  W.  D.,  1909,  p.  7.) 

1078.  When  practicable,  funds  of  a  post  exchange  not  required 
for  immediate  use  should  be  deposited  in  bank.     Deposits  will  be 


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made  to  indicate  clearly  they  are  exchange  and  not  personal  funds, 
(G.  O.  11,  A.  G.  0.,  1892;  G.'o.  176,  W.  D.,  1909,  p.  7.) 

1079.  For  an  officer  in  charge  of  a  post  exchange  to  lend  its  money 
to  anyone  would  be  a  gross  breach  of  trust.  (G.  0. 11,  A.  G.  O.,  1892; 
G.  O.  176,  W.  D.,  1909,  p.  7.) 

1080.  The  payment  or  receipt  of  interest  on  amounts  due  a  post 
exchange  by  organizations  or  on  amounts  due  organizations  by  a 
X)Ost  exchange  on  account  of  indebtedness  arising  from  the  acquisition 
or  relinquishment  of  shares  in  the  post  exchange  is  not  permissible 
under  the  regulations  governing  post  exchanges.  (G.  O.  98,  W.  D., 
1911.) 

1081.  There  is  no  authority  for  the  employment  of  an  expert 
(civilian  accountant)  to  audit  the  accounts  of  a  post  exchange. 
The  regulations  require  that  the  examination  of  the  accounts  of 
the  exchange  officer  shall  be  made  by  the  exchange  council.  (In- 
spector General  of  the  Army,  concurred  in  by  the  Secretary  of  War, 
Mar.  27,  1908;  12323,  O.  I.  G.) 

1082.  Keeping  an  open  money  account  with  individuals  against 
which  checks  may  be  drawn  is  not  a  proper  feature  of  an  exchange, 
and  is  forbidden.     (Par.  10,  G.  O.  176,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

1083.  Under  paragraph  17,  G.  O.  176,  W.  D.,  1909,  it  is  within 
the  province  of  the  department  [now  division]  commander  to  de- 
cide whether  the  legitimate  expenses  of  a  baseball  team  visiting 
a  post  shall  be  paid  out  of  the  post  exchange  profits.  (W.  D.  dec., 
June  19,  1911;  15267,  O.  I.  G.) 

1084.  In  a  case  where  a  coast  artillery  volunteer  band  fund  was 
receiving  an  amount  of  the  post  exchange  profits  in  excess  of  10 
per  cent  of  the  declared  dividends,  the  War  Department  decided, 
July  11,  1911,  that  the  last  sentence  of  section  (b),  paragraph  17, 
G.  O.  176,  W.  D,  1909,  can  clearly  be  held  to  include  the  expendi- 
ture in  question,  provided  it  has  the  approval  of  the  division  com- 
mander.    (15052,  O.  I.  G.) 

1085.  Wliile  a  post  exchange  is  responsible  for  its  bona  fide  pur- 
chases, it  is  without  authority  to  bind  the  United  States  in  any 
form  of  contractual  undertaking.  (Op.  of  J.  A.  G.,  concurred  in  by 
Secretary  of  War,  Nov.  2,  1909;  13709,  O.  I.  G.) 

1086.  A  post  exchange  is  not  authorized  to  collect  a  tax  on  dogs. 
(W.  D.,  dec,  Oct.  1,  1910;  14574,  O.  I.  G.) 

1087.  In  case  where  the  post  exchange  steward  was  bonded  for 
$2,000,  and  the  cost  of  bonding  ($10  per  annum)  paid  out  of  the 
exchange  funds,  the  War  Department  decided,  October  18,  1910, 
that  if  deemed  advisable  by  the  post  council  to  bond  him  it  is  a 


Hit  POST  EXCHANGE. 

detail  of  management  which  properly  belongs  to  post  authorities. 
(145L5-A,  O.  I.  G.) 

1088.  It  is  highly  improper  for  a  post  exchange  officer  to  receive 
compensation  from  the  post  exchange  fund  for  his  service  as  such. 
(Secretary  of  War,  Aug.  8,  1911;  15133,  O.  I.  G.) 

1089.  The  post  exchange  is  entitled  to  be  paid  its  indebtedness 
against  a  soldier,  because  it  is  an  individual  within  the  meaning  of 
the  exemption  contained  in  section  4818,  Revised  Statutes.  (G.  O. 
138,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

1090.  Exchange  features. — An  exchange  doing  its  full  work 
should  embrace  the  following  sections:  (a)  A  well-stocked  general 
store  in  w^hich  such  goods  are  kept  as  are  usually  required  at  mili- 
tary posts,  including  tickets  to  approved  entertainments;  (6)  a 
well-kept  restaurant  supplied  .with  as  great  a  variety  of  viands 
as  circumstances  permit,  such  as  tea,  coffee,  cocoa,  nonalcoholic 
(prinks,  soup,  fish,  cooked  and  canned  meats,  sandwiches,  pastries, 
etc.;  (c)  reading  and  recreation  rooms,  supplied  with  books, 
periodicals,  and  other  reading  matter,  billiard  and  pool  tables, 
bowling  alley,  and  facilities  for  other  proper  indoor  games;  {d)  a 
well-equipped  gymnasium,  possessing  also  the  requisite  para- 
phernalia for  outdoor  athletics,  sports,  and  games,  such  as  baseball, 
football,  tennis,  cricket,  polo,  golf,  etc.;  (c)  barber  shop,  laundry, 
tailor  shop,  and  shoe-repair  shop. 

No  other  features  t-han  those  enumerated  will  be  added  to  the 
business  of  an  exchange  without  the  authority  of  the  War  Depart- 
ment. (Par.  10,  G.  O.  176,  W.  D.,  1909,  amended  by  G.  O.  113, 
W.  D.,  1910.) 

1091.  Under  the  provisions  of  the  post  exchange  regulations, 
as  published  in  General  Orders,  No.  176,  War  Department,  August 
14,  1909,  a  post  exchange  is  not  authorized  to  act  as  agent  for  a 
private  laundry.     (Cir.  81,  W.  D.,  1909;  13532,  13947,  O.  I.  G.) 

1092.  There  appears  no  provision  forbidding  the  carrying  of 
such  goods  as  bicycles,  shoes,  collars,  and  cuffs  on  consignment. 
This  method  permits  the  sale  of  such  articles  at  a  more  reasonable 
price,  and  necessitates  the  employment  of  smaller  capital  to  operate 
the  exchange.  Since,  as  reported  by  the  post  commander,  this  is 
done  without  any  liability  to  the  post  exchange,  it  is  not  thought 
that  it  should  be  forbidden.  (Memo,  report  of  Chief  of  Staff,  ap- 
proved by  the  Secretary  of  War,  Oct.  12,  1910;  14459-B,  0.  I.  G.) 

1093.  The  coupon-book  system  of  extending  credit  to  enlisted 
men  will  be  used  by  all  exchanges  conducted  at  posts  where  more 
than  two  oiTganizations  are  stationed,  except  at  temporary  stations 


POST  EXCHANGE.  17^ 

and  at  places  where  conditions  of  service  have  made  it  impracticable 
to  procure  the  coupon  books.  (Par.  13,  G.  0.  176,  W.  D.,  1909.) 
A  band  is  an  organization.     (14832,  O.  I,  G.) 

1094.  When  practicable,  one  or  more  cash  registers,  purchased 
from  the  exchange  funds,  should  be  used  in  the  exchange.  (G.  O. 
176,  W.  D.,  1909,  p.  27.) 

1095.  The  Subsistence  Department  is  authorized  to  sell  to  the 
exchange  at  cost  price  any  of  the  articles  composing  the  ration,  and 
such  other  articles  as  may  be  on  hand  for  sale.  But  in  reselling 
such  goods  in  small  quantities,  except  meat,  no  profit  will  be  charged 
by  the  exchange  beyond  the  fractions  of  cents  that  are  necessary  in 
making  change.     (G.  O.  176,  W.  D.,  1909,  par.  11.) 

1096.  There  is  no  provision  of  regulations  under  which  property 
for  a  post  exchange  can  be  shipped  on  a  Government  bill  of  lading 
at  public  expense.  Property  purchased  from  firms  in  the  United 
States  by  post  exchanges  in  the  Philippine  Islands,  if  shipped 
without  expense  to  the  Government,  in  care  of  Depot  Quartermaster, 
San  Francisco,  Cal.,  will  be  forwarded  to  Manila  via  Army  transports. 
(Q.  M.  G.,  Feb.  17,  1908,  pubhshed  in  Cir.  7.  Phil.  Div.',  1908.) 

1097.  Occasional  services  to  the  Government  by  post  exchanges, 
when  authorized,  etc.     (G.  O.  253,  W.  D.,  1907.) 

1098.  Use  by  a  post  exchange  of  penalty  envelopes  in  returning 
tobacco  tags  to  a  tobacco  firm  for  premiums,  is  unauthorized.  (W.  D. 
dec,  May  2,  1910.  14180,  O.  I.  G.) 

1099.  Use  by  a  post  exchange  of  penalty  envelopes  in  conducting 
a  class  of  business  not  enumerated  in  paragraph  10,  page  12,  G.  O. 
176,  W.  D.,  1909,  and  for  which  no  authority  was  obtained  from  the 
War  Department,  is  unauthorized.  (W.  D.  dec,  Apr.  12,  1910; 
13914,  O.  I.  G.)     See  also  "Decisions,"  p.  7,  G.  0. 176,  W.  D.,  1909. 

1100.  Information  on  the  subject  of  "intoxicating  liquors," 
duties  of  local  commanders  when  the  prohibition  law  is  evaded  or 
violated,  policy  of  War  Department,  etc  (Memo,  report  of  Asst.  to 
Chief  of  Staff,  approved  by  the  Acting  Secretary  of  War  May  13, 
1908;  12328,  O.  I.  G.    Copies  furnished  inspectors  general.) 

1101.  Anticanteen  legislation  to  have  a  fair  trial.  (Cir.8,W.  D., 
1905.) 

1102.  There  is  no  legal  objection  to  the  establishment  of  more 
than  one  exchange  at  the  same  military  post.  (Op.  J.  A.  G.,  Oct.  11, 
1910;  14564,  O.  I.  G.) 

1103.  Membership  in  the  post  exchange  is  not  obligatory  on  the 
units  which  go  to  form  a  garrison.  (P.  8,  G.  O.  176,  W.  D.,  1909; 
12409,  O.  I.  G.)  ._,.„ 


176  PRISONERS. 

1104.  A  post  exchange  is  not  entitled  to  the  issue  of  corn  brooms 
and  mops.     (Cir.  81,  W.  D.,  1908.) 

1105.  Company  exchanges  are  prohibited.  (G.  O.  165,  W.  D^- 
1906.)  '  1 

PRESENTS. 

1100.  The  attention  of  officers  and  enlisted  men  is  drawn  to  the 
following  provision  of  the  Revised  Statutes: 

"1784.  No  officer,  clerk,  or  employee  in  the  United  States  Govern- 
ment employ  shall  at  any  time  solicit  contributions  from  other 
officers,  clerks,  or  employees  in  the  Government  service  for  a  gift 
or  present  to  those  in  a  superior  official  position ;  nor  shall  any  such 
officials  or  clerical  superiors  receive  any  gift  or  present  offered  or 
presented  to  them  as  a  contribution  from  persons  in  Government 
employ  receiving  a  less  salary  than  themselves;  nor  shall  any  officer 
or  clerk  make  any  donation  as  a  gift  or  present  to  any  official  superior, 
pjvery  person  who  violates  this  section  shall  be  summarily  discharged 
from  the  Government  emi)loy." 

The  foregoing  enactment  includes  within  the  statutory  prohibition 
the  soliciting  of  contributions  by  one  officer  or  employee  from  other 
officers  or  employees  of  the  United  States,  when  such  contributions 
are  to  constitute  gifts  or  presents,  or  are  to  be  used  for  the  purchase 
of  gifts  or  presents  to  those  in  superior  official  position.  The  receiving 
of  presents  by  officers  as  contributions  from  those  under  their  com- 
mand or  control,  in  either  the  military  or  civil  service,  also  falls  within 
the  prohibition  of  the  section,  which  imposes  the  penalty  of  sum- 
mary dismissal  upon  all  official  superiors  and  those  under  their 
command  or  control  who,  by  soliciting  or  receiving  contributions, 
or  by  giving  presents,  become  subject  to  its  penal  operation. 

The  practice  of  receiving  presents  from  persons  not  in  the  military 
establishment  or  in  the  employ  of  the  Government  in  recognition  of 
services  rendered,  though  not  expressly  forbidden,  is  opposed  to  the 
spirit  of  the  statute  and  for  that  reason  is  not  approved  by  the 
Department. 

The  requirements  of  the  statute  above  cited  will  hereafter  be 
strictly  observed  in  all  branches  of  the  military  establishment. 
(Cir.  77,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

PRISONERS. 

1107.  To  be  designated  ''awaiting  trial,"  "awaiting  result  of  trial," 
' '  garrison  prisoners, ' '  and  '  *  military  convicts. ' '  Enlisted  men  serv- 
ing sentences  of  confinement,  not  involving  dishonorable  discharge, 


PRISONERS.  177 

will  be  designated  as  "garrison  prisoners;"  those  sentenced  to  dis- 
honorable discharge  and  to  terms  of  confinement  at  military  posts 
or  elsewhere  will  be  designated  as  "military  convicts."  (A.  R., 
943.) 

1108.  Rules  and  regulations  for  the  government  of  military  con- 
victs (formerly  general  prisoners)  at  miltary  posts.  (G.  O.  155,  W. 
D.,  1908;  M.  G.  D.,  318-358.) 

1109.  Prisoners  awaiting  trial  by,  or  undergoing  sentence  of, 
general  court-martial  and  those  confined  for  serious  offenses  will, 
if  practicable,  be  kept  apart  from  those  confined  by  sentence  of  an 
inferior  court,  or  for  minor  offenses.     (A.  R.,  947.) 

1110.  Enlisted  men  awaiting  trial  or  awaiting  result  of  trial  will 
not  be  sent  to  work  with  garrison  prisoners  or  military  convicts  if  it 
can  be  avoided,  and  may,  in  the  discretion  of  the  commanding  officer, 
be  required  to  attend  drills,  or  sent  to  work  under  charge  of  a  sentinel, 
during  the  usual  working  hours.     (A.  R.,  947.) 

1111.  Military  convicts  will  not  be  confined  with  other  prisoners 
except  in  cases  of  necessity.     (A.  R.,  947.) 

1112.  Soldiers  against  whom  charges  may  be  preferred  for  trial 
by  summary  court  will  not  be  confined  in  the  guardhouse,  but 
will  be  placed  in  arrest  in  quarters,  before  and  during  trial  and  while 
awaiting  sentence,  except  when  in  particular  cases  restraint  may  be 
necessary.     (A.  R.,  948.) 

1113.  Probation  of  garrison  prisoners.  (A.  R.,  957^^,  published 
in  G.  O.  78,  W.  I).,  1911.) 

1114.  Paroling  of  prisoners.     (M.  G.  D.,  310,  324,  358.) 
Instructions  as  to  the  paroling  of  garrison  prisoners  for  work;  the 

working  of  prisoners  under  armed  guard  and  assignment  of  work  to 
them,  etc.  (Letter  W.  D.,  A.  G.  O.,  May  27,  1911,  to  the  command- 
ing general,  Philippines  Division,  and  to  all  department  com- 
manders in  the  United  States— 1783572-A,  A.  G.  O.;  15170-A, 
O.  I.  G.) 

1115.  With  the  exception  of  prisoners  specially  designated  by  the 
commanding  officer,  no  prisoners  will  be  allowed  to  leave  the  guard- 
house unless  under  charge  of  a  sentinel  and  passed  by  a  noncommis- 
sioned officer  of  the  guard.  The  commanding  officer  may  authorize 
certain  garrison  prisoners  and  paroled  military  convicts  to  leave  the 
guardhouse,  not  under  charge  of  a  sentinel,  for  the  purpose  of  working 
outside  under  such  surveillance  and  restrictions  as  he  may  impose. 
(M.  G.  D.,  310.) 

1116.  Under  the  provisions  of  paragraphs  49  and  57,  Manual  of 
Guard  Duty,  the  responsibility  for  the  security  of  prisoners  rests  on 

12969°— 12 12 


Vm  PRISONERS. 

the  officer  of  the  day.  Paragraphs  99,  325,  328,  and  338,  Manual  of 
Guard  Duty,  in  so  far  as  they  relate  to  the  security  of  prii^oners,  are 
regarded  as  simply  providing  certain  proper  aids  in  the  performance 
of  this  important  duty,  but  not  as  relieving  the  officer  of  the  day  from 
full  responsibility,  subordinate,  of  course,  to  that  of  the  post  com- 
mander.    (Cir.  92,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

1117.  If  the  number  of  prisoners,  including  military  convicts, 
confined  at  a  post  justifies  it,  the  commanding  officer  will  detail  a 
commissioned  officer  as  "officer  in  charge  of  prisoners,"  and  a  non- 
commissioned officer  as  ' ' overseer  of  prisoners. ' '  At  posts  where  the 
average  number  of  prisoners  continually  in  confinement  is  less 
than  12,  the  detail  of  an  officer  in  charge  of  prisoners  will  not  be  made, 
(M.  G.  D.,  317.) 

1118.  Commanding  officers  of  all  military  posts  and  stations,  and 
of  troops  in  the  field,  will  themselves  make  a  prompt  and  thorough 
investigation  of  the  circumstances  attending  every  escape  of  a  mili- 
tary convict  or  other  military  prisoner  occurring  within  their  respec- 
tive commands,  and  will  themselves  make  a  detailed  report  to  The 
Adjutant  General  of  the  Army,  through  military  channels,  of  each 
investigation  thus  made  by  them.  What  report  must  show,  etc, 
(G.  O.  179,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

1119.  Military  convicts  will  not  be  permitted  to  wear  as  an  outer 
garment  or  have  in  their  possession  any  clothing  which  is  a  distinc- 
tive article  of  the  uniform  worn  by  enlisted  men.     (A.  R.,  1186.) 

1120.  Kinds  and  prices  of  clothing  in  the  possession  of  military 
convicts  forwarded  to  places  of  confinement,  to  be  properly  noted  on 
the  clothing  list.     (Cir.  47,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

1121.  Military  convicts  (formerly  general  prisoners)  allowed  by 
post  commanders  to  retain  their  prison  overcoats  when  released,  if 
necessary  to  prevent  suffering.     (G.  O.  37,  W.  D.,  1904.) 

1122.  So  far  a-s  practicable,  an  iron  bunk  will  be  furnished  to  each 
prisoner  in  a  post  guardhouse  and  prison  room.     (A.  R.,  1100.) 

1123.  Letter  paper,  envelopes,  and  postage  stamps  for  use  of  mili- 
tary convicts.     (Cir.  13,  A.  G.  O.,  1901.)     See  M.  G.  I).,  344. 

1124.  List  of  articles  issued  by  the  Subsistence  De])artment  for 
use  of  military  convicts  confined  at  military  posts  without  pay  and 
allowances.     (A.  R.,  1238.) 

1126.  When  specially  authorized  by  the  Secretary  of  War,  the 
Subsistence  Department  will  supply  to  posts  where  thirty  or  more 
military  convicts  are  confined  a  sewing  machine  and  other  necessary 
tailors'  utensils  for  use  in  mending  their  clothing.     (A.  R.,  1238.) 


PRIVATE  mounts:  179 

1126.  Trial  of  a  military  convict  for  an  offense  committed  while  a 
soldier.     (Cir.  63,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

1127.  Statute  of  limitations  with  reference  to  the  trial  of  an 
escaped  military  convict.     (Cir.  49,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

PRIVATE    MOUNTS. 

1128.  WTiat  officers  are  required  to  be  mounted.  (A.  R.,  1295.) 
Status  of  officers  on  duty  with  the  Organized  Militia  with  reference  to 
A.  R.,  1295,  etc.     (G.  0.  121,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

1129.  The  question  of  the  necessity  of  a  field  oflicer's  owning  a 
private  mount  will  be  determined,  under  the  provisions  of  A.  R., 
1104,  1908  (A.  R.,  1112,  1910),  by  the  proper  department  com- 
mander in  conformity  with  the  necessities  of  the  public  service. 
(Cir.  64,  W.  D.,  1908.) 

1130.  So  far  as  mounts  for  field  officers  at  coast  artillery  posts  and' 
those  of  the  artillery  district  staff  are  concerned,  no  rigid  rule  will  be' 
laid  down.  Many  posts  are  on  islands  and  sand  spits  where  mounts 
can  not  be  used  and  the  requirement  as  to  owning  mounts  will  not 
be  enforced  where  the  officer  can  show  that  this  is  the  case,  or  where 
the  facts  are  known  to  the  War  Department.  (Recommendation  of 
Chief  of  Coast  Artillery,  approved  by  the  Secretary  of  War  Apr.  7, 
1911;  14832,  0.  I.  G.) 

1131.  Private  mounts  furnished  by  officers  below  the  grade  of  ma- 
jor required  to  be  mounted.  (Act  May  11,  1908;  35  Stat.  L.,  108; 
G.  O.  80,  W.  D.,  1908,  p.  4.) 

1132.  Suitable  mount  described,  etc.  (W.  I).  G.  O.  125,  1908; 
29,  1911;  Cir.  88,  W.  D.,  1908.)  A  stallion  is  regarded  ae  a  suitable 
mount.     (Cir.  78,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

1133.  Stabling,  shoeing,  forage,  veterinary  treatment  and  medi- 
cine for  authorized  private  mounts  of  officers.  (A.  R.,  1112;  act  Mar. 
23,  1910;  36  Stat.  L.,  252;  G.  O.  54,  W.  D.,  1910,  p.  15.) 

1134.  Salt  and  vinegar  for  private  mounts.     (Cir.  33,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

1135.  Mallein  treatment.     (Cir.  74,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

1136.  Regulations  governing  the  sale  by  the  Quartermaster's 
Department  of  horses  to  mounted  officers,  and  the  purchase  by  that 
department  of  horses  from  mounted  officers,  etc.;  restrictions  as  to 
selling  horses  so  purchased  by  officers  in  the  Philippine  Islands. 
(A.  R.,  1111.)    See  p.  18,  G.  0.  54,  W.  D.,  1910. 

1137.  Transportation  and  attendant  for  horses  of  officers  chang- 
ing station;  restrictions.     (A.  R.  1114;  G.  O.  21,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

1138.  Forage  can  not  be  issued  for  a  polo  pony  owned  by  an 
officer  required  to  be  mounted  when  no  suitable  mount  is  owned  by 


180  PEIVATE  MOUNTS. 

him.     (Memo,  report  3804,  War  Department  General  Staff, approved 
by  the  Secretary  of  War,  Mar.  19,  1909;  15349,  O.  I.  G.) 

1139.  Forage  for  a  young  horse,  not  yet  a  suitable  mount,  owned 
by  a  lieutenant  required  to  be  mounted,  can  not  be  issued  unlesa 
the  officer  has,  in  addition,  a  private  mount  of  a  type  suitable  for 
all  service  and  the  young  horse  fulfills  the  conditions  required  for 
the  second  mount.  (Memo,  report  3804,  War  Department  General 
Staff,  approved  by  the  Secretary  of  War,  Mar.  19,  1909;  15349, 
O.  I.  G.) 

1140.  There  is  no  objection  to  the  keeping  of  three  horses  which 
are  actually  owned  by  an  officer  on  the  Government  allowance  of 
forage  for  two.  (Memo,  report  3804,  War  Department  General  Staff, 
approved  by  the  Secretary  of  War,  Mar.  19,  1909;  15349,  0.  I.  G.) 

1141.  It  is  further  thought  that  no  officer  should,  as  a  rule,  have 
in  his  possession  more  than  four  mounts,  though  in  exceptional  cases 
the  number  might  be  temporarily  increased  to  five  or  six,  especially 
when  it  is  the  intention  to  replace  worn-out  or  unsuitable  animals 
by  better  ones,  and  that  it  should  be  clearly  understood  that  the 
possessing  of  more  than  four  animals  should  be  exceptional  and 
temporary.  It  should  also  be  distinctly  understood  that  it  is  highly 
improper  for  mounted  officers  to  make  use  of  Government  facilities 
for  the  purpose  of  speculation  or  personal  gain  in  this  connection. 
(Secretary  of  War,  Nov.  17,  1909,  published  in  Cir.  21,  Department 
of  California,  1909.) 

1142.  Orderlies  or  messengers,  janitors,  etc.,  which  are  necessary 
at  every  military  post,  are  not  servants  in  the  sense  in  which 
the  word  servant  is  used  in  R.  S.,  1232.  Universal  custom,  grow- 
ing out  of  necessity,  gives  every  commanding  oflicer  an  orderly, 
either  mounted  or  foot,  and  furnished  with  his  mount  either  by  the 
Government  or  by  his  commanding  officer.  Grooming  and  feeding 
the  horse  he  rides,  whether  that  horse  belongs  to  the  Government 
or  to  the  officer,  does  not  make  him  a  servant,  and  is  not  in  any 
way  inconsistent  with  his  position  and  duties  as  a  soldier.  So  the 
men  of  a  battery  who  groom  the  public  horses  which  the  officers  are 
temporarily  authorized  to  use  are  in  no  proper  sense  the  servants 
of  those  officers.    (Cir.  2,  A.  G.  O.,  1886.) 

1143.  The  decision  relative  to  the  employment  of  enlisted  men 
as  orderlies,  etc.,  published  in  Circular  2,  Adjutant  General's 
Office,  1886,  does  not  warrant  the  detail  of  enlisted  men  on  daily 
[special]  duty  as  grooms  to  mounted  officers.  (Cir.  11,  A.  G.  O., 
1886.) 

1144.  Enlifited,  men  detailed  on  extra  duty  should  not  be  em- 
ployed in  the  care  of  officers'  private  horses.     (Cir.  1,  A.  G.  O.,  1887.) 


PRIVATE  PROPERTY.  181 

1145.  A  soldier's  title  to  clothing  issued  him  is  a  qualified  one, 
requiring  that  he  use  it  in  the  service  while  it  is  serviceable  and 
he  is  yet  a  soldier.  But  on  his  discharge  his  title  to  such  clothing 
becomes  absolute,  and  he  may  then  sell,  etc.,  the  same  to  a  civilian 
and  give  a  valid  title  to  it.  Held,  therefore,  that  section  3748,  Re- 
vised Statutes,  did  not  apply  in  the  case  of  such  sale,  barter,  etc., 
by  a  discharged  soldier.    (D.  J.  A.  G.,  2276.)   SeeCir.  36,  W.  D.,  1910. 

1146.  Reimbursement  under  the  act  approved  March  3,  1885,  for 
private  property  of  officers  or  enlisted  men  lost  or  destroyed  in  the 
military  service.     (A.  R.,  737.)  ,       .  .  j 

1147.  Construction  of  the  act  of  March  3,  1885,  relative  to  reim- 
bursement for  private  property  of  officers  or  enlisted  men  lost  or 
destroyed  in  the  military  service.  (2  Comp.  Dec,  644;  3  Comp. 
Dec,  636.) 

1148.  The  act  of  March  3,  1885  (23  Stat.,  350),  does  not  warrant 
reimbursement  for  property  lost  by  theft.  It  was  not  the  purpose 
of  the  act  to  make  the  Government  liable  for  damages  resulting  from 
crime.     (3,  2d  Comp.  Dec,  780,  July  24,  1891.) 

1149.  Where  private  property  of  an  enlisted  man  of  the  Army 
certified  by  the  Secretary  of  War  to  have  been  necessary  for  him  to 
have  had  in  his  possession  in  the  line  of  duty  is  lost  while  in  custody 
of  Quartermaster's  Department  or  regimental  authorities,  and  said 
loss  is  without  fault  or  negligence  on  part  of  claimant,  such  loss 
occurred  as  an  incident  to  military  service  within  the  meaning  of 
the  act  of  March  3,  1885  (23  Stat.,  350),  and  reimbursement  is  author- 
ized thereunder.     (16  Comp.  Dec,  768,  May  31,  1910.) 

1150.  The  claim  of  an  officer  of  the  Army  for  loss  or  damage  to 
his  private  property,  that  has  been  shipped  on  Government  bill  of 
lading,  is  a  matter  between  the  officer  and  the  transport^ation  com- 
pany and  should  be  adjusted  between  them,  and  the  withholding 
of  money  due  to  said  company  by  the  Government  for  the  purpose 
of  satisfying  said  claim  is  not  authorized.  (15  Comp.  Dec,  38, 
July  16,  1908;  Cir.  14,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

1151.  In  the  matter  of  the  effects  of  officers,  enlisted  men,  and 
civilians,  stored  in  certain  quartermaster  storehouses  for  a  greater 
perV)d  than  three  years,  and  whose  owners  or  their  legal  representa- 
tives could  not  by  correspondence  be  located,  the  Secretary  of  War, 
September  2,  1909,  approved  the  recommendations  of  the  Quarter- 
master General  and  Judge  Advocate  General,  that  such  of  the  effects 
as  have  salable  value  be  sold  and  the  proceeds  of  the  sale  deposited 


tSSa  PUBLIC   ANIMALS. 

with  a  United  States  paymaster,  duplicate  receipts  to  be  taken  in 
each  case  and  one  copy  thereof,  with  an  itemized  statement  of  the 
result  of  the  sale  in  each  case  to  be  forwarded  to  The  Adjutant  Gen- 
eral's Office,  and  that  such  of  the  effects  as  are  found  to  \^e  worthless 
and  otherwise  unsalable  l)e  destroyed.     (13460-1,  B,  O.  I.  G.) 

PROTECTIOX    AGAINST   FIRES. 

1152.  Inspectors  to  ascertain  whether  buildings  and  property  are 
properly  secured  against  fire.     (Sec.  13,  A.  R.,  913.) 

1153.  Hereafter  fires  will  not  be  allowed  to  be  kept  in  any  stables 
at  military  posts.     (Cir.  10,  A.  G.  O.,  1886.) 

1154.  Coal  oil,  gunpowder,  quicklime,  or  other  articles  of  like 
dangerous  nature  will  not  be  kept  in  or  near  subsistence  storehouses. 
(A.  R.,  1221.) 

1155.  Chemical  fire  extinguishers  will  be  distributed  to  the 
buildings  requiring  their  protection  and  placed  on  shelves  in  con- 
spicuous places  easy  of  access.  Twice  annually,  preferably  at  fire 
drill,  they  will  be  discharged  and  recharged.     (G.  O.  81,  W.  D.,  1905.) 

PUBLIC    ANIMALS. 

1156.  Allowances  of  cavalry  and  riding  horses  for  enlisted  men  of 
cavalry,  field  artillery,  and  infantry  in  time  of  peace.  (G.  O.  169, 
W.  D.,  1911.) 

1157.  Horses  are  not  to  be  furnished  for  mounting  bands  of 
mountain  field  artillery  regiments.     (G.  O.  72,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

1158.  Glares  are  not  to  be  purchased  for  use  of  the  field  artillery. 
(Secretary  of  War,  Oct.  28,  1908;  13720,  O.  I.  G.) 

1159.  Number  of  horses  for  a  troop  of  cavalry.  (G.  O.  169, 
W.  D.,  1911.) 

1160.  Allowance  of,  for  troops  in  the  field.  (F.  S.  R.;  see  G,  O. 
66,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

1161.  For  their  own  headquarters  and  otherwise,  except  as  pro- 
vided in  A.  R.,  1112,  the  use  of  public  horses  will  be  regulated  by 
<lepartmeiit  commanders  in  conformity  with  the  necessities  of  the 
public  service.     (A.  R.,  1112.) 

1162.  The  question  as  to  whether  a  public  horse  assigned  to  an 
officer  as  his  ofFu;ial  mount  may  be  used  for  pleasure,  such  as  driving 
or  riding,  must  bo  decided  by  the  post  commander,  whose  discretion 
in  tlie  matter  is  limited  only  by  his  obligation  to  guard  the  public 
i:it(!r(;?ts  in  every  ])articular.  (Memo,  report  3804,  War  Department 
General  Staff,  approved  by  the  Secretary  of  War  Mar.  19,  1909; 
15349,  O.  I.  G.) 


PUBLIC  ANIMALS.  183 

1163.  Horses  for  mounted  scouts  and  orderlies,  etc.,  of  infantry 
regiments.     (G.  0.  169,  W.  D.,  1911;  F.  S.  R.,  24.) 

1164.  Horses  for  mounted  men  of  the  Hospital  Corps,  (A.  R., 
1457;  G.  O.  169,  W.  D.,  1911.)  Care  of  same.  (Cir.  92,  W.  D.,  1909; 
G.  O.  169,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

1165.  Horses  for  the  mounted  service:  Limit  in  number  to  be  pur- 
chased; contracts;  purchase  at  military  posts  in  open  market;  stand- 
ard required  to  warrant  payment;  expenditure  of  funds  for  breeding 
purposes  prohibited.     (Annual  Army  appropriation  acts.) 

1166.  Hereafter  the  purchase  of  gray  or  white  horses  for  the  mili- 
tary service  is  prohibited.  (Secretary  of  War,  Dec.  13,  1906;  11260, 
O.  I.  G.) 

1167.  Instructions  as  to  supply  of  remounts  from  remount  depots 
and  their  training  upon  receipt  at  posts  or  by  organizations  to  which 
they  are  assigned,  etc.     (G.  O.  188,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

1168.  When  practicable,  horses  shall  be  purchased  in  the  open 
market  at  all  military  posts  or  stations,  when  needed,  at  a  maximum 
price  to  be  fixed  by  the  Secretary  of  War.  (Annual  Army  appro- 
priation acts.) 

1169.  Public  animals  shall,  upon  the  day  received,  be  branded 
with  letters  "U.  S."  on  the  left  foreshoulder.  Horses  assigned 
to  organizations  will  also  be  branded  on  the  hoof  of  one  forefoot, 
IJ  inches  below  the  coronet,  with  the  designation  of  the  company. 
(A.  R.,  1083.)  Hoof  number  to  be  branded  at  time  of  purchase. 
(Descriptive  Card  of  Public  Animals.)  Condemned  animals  will 
be  branded  "I.  C."  on  the  neck  under  the  mane.     (A.  R.,  922.) 

1170.  Public  animals  will  be  assigned  to  their  riders  or  drivers, 
who  will  not  exchange  or  surrender  them  to  the  use  of  any  other 
person  without  the  permission  of  the  company  commander,  quar- 
termaster, or  other  officer  responsible.     (A.  R.,  1088.) 

1171.  Name  of  each  horse  and  that  of  his  rider  or  driver  to  be 
placed  over  his  stall.     (C.  D.  R.,  1006;  D.  R.  L.  A.,  1112.) 

1172.  For  draft  purposes,  except  at  depots  or  posts  in  or  near 
large  cities  where  little  transportation  is  needed,  horses  will  not 
be  used,  unless  specially  authorized  by  the  War  Department. 
(A.  R.,  1116.) 

1173.  Transfer  of,  from  one  branch  of  the  service  to  another. 
(Par.  281,  ante.) 

1174.  Sale  or  turning  in  to  the  Quartermaster's  Department  of 
horses  belonging  to  troops  of  cavalry  or  batteries  of  artillery. 
(Par.  281,  ante.) 


1«4  PUBLIC  ANIMALS. 

1175.  Care  and  treatment  of  animals.  (Q.  M.  M.,  717;  F.  S.  R., 
Art.  V;  C.  D.  R.,  869-888  and  1002-1008;  D.  R.  L.  A.,  1106-1116.) 

Horses  and  mules  will  be  watered  and  fed  habitually  three  times 
a  day.  (Cir.  letter,  W.  D.,  A.  G.  O.,  June  2,  1911,  to  division  and 
department  commanders;  12715-B,  O.  I.  G.) 

1176.  Any  alteration  in  length  or  shape  of  tails,  manes,  or 
forelocks  of  public  horses  by  docking,  banging,  or  clipping  is  pro- 
hibited, and  only  such  reasonable  trimming  and  plucking  as  may 
be  necessary  to  prevent  shagginess  of  appearance  is  permitted. 
-^A.  R.,  1084.)    See  par.  1177,  post. 

"•'1177.  The  manes  and  tails  of  troop  and  battery  horses,  when 
unusually  heavy,  will  be  plucked  or  pulled  to  secure  uniformity  in 
each  organization,  but  not  to  such  an  extent  as  to  deprive  the  horses 
of  manes  of  reasonable  length,  nor  will  the  tails  be  made  so  short  as 
not  to  reach  fully  to  the  point  of  the  hocks.  The  fetlocks  will  be 
kept  trimmed.  (Cir.  letter,  W.  D.,  A.  G.  0.,  June  2, 1911,  todivision 
and  department  commanders;  12715-B,  O.  I.  G.) 

1178.  Mallein  treatment,  as  a  preventive  against  glanders,  to 
be  administered  quarterly  in  the  United  States  and  oftener  in 
tropical  countries,  to  all  horses  and  mules.  Veterinarians  of  cavalry 
and  field  artillery  to  administer  this  treatment  to  animals  of  the 
Quartermaster's  Department  at  posts  where  they  are  stationed. 
(Cirs.  9  and  25,  W.  D.,  1907.) 

Experience  having  proven  that  mallein  has  merely  a  diagnostic 
value  and  that  it  is  useful  principally  as  an  aid  in  the  detection  of 
glanders,  administration  of  mallein  will  hereafter  be  limited  to 
horses  and  mules  of  the  Army,  and  to  private  horses  of  officers,  that 
have  come  in  contact  with  animals  that  are  known  to  have  or  are 
suspected  of  having  glanders,  to  newly  purchased  horses  and  mules, 
and  to  horses  and  mules  coming  or  going  out  of  the  country.  (Cir.  74, 
'W.  D.,  1909.) 

1179.  Public  animals  that  die  of  sickness,  or  that  it  is  necessary 
to  kill  because  of  contagious  disease,  or  when  incurably  wounded, 
will  be  dropped  by  the  accountable  officer  upon  the  certificate  of 
the  responsible  officer  and  affidavit  of  the  veterinarian,  or  in  the 
absence  of  the  latter,  the  certificate  of  a  disinterested  officer  and 
the  affidavit  of  a  disinterested  person,  approved  by  the  commanding 
officer.  In  such  case  the  action  of  a  surveying  officer  is  not  required, 
unless  it  appears  that  the  condition  of  the  animal  resulted  from 
faiult  or  neglect;  and  in  such  case  the  investigation  by  the  surveying 
officer  may  follow  the  killing  of  the  animal  when  its  immediate 


PUBLIC  PROPERTY.  185 

destruction  is  made  necessary  to  prevent  contagion  or  terminate 
suffering.     (A.  R.,  1089.) 

1180.  The  Secretary  of  War  has  no  objection  to  the  transfer  to 
the  Bureau  of  Science,  Philippine  Islands,  of  animals  that  have  been 
inspected,  condemned,  and  ordered  killed,  excepting  those  animals 
ordered  destroyed  to  terminate  suffering  or  to  prevent  contagion . 
(Secretary  of  War,  July  1,  1909;  13427,  O.  I.  G.) 

PUBLICATIONS. 

1181.  Requests  for  publications  or  public  documents  pertaining 
to  the  War  Department  should  be  addressed  to  the  Chief  of  the 
Second  Division  of  the  General  Staff.     (Cir.  12,  W.  D.,  1904.) 

1182.  Loaning  of  books  and  publications  from  the  War  Depart- 
ment library  and  from  the  library  of  the  Second  Division  pf.  the 
General  Staff  to  officers.     (Cir.  2,  W.  D.,  1906.)  '  ']''    '"' 

1183.  Books  of  instruction  (Government  publications),  such  as 
Drill  Regulations  of  the  Army,  Guard  Manuals,  Manuals  of  Courts- 
martial,  and  the  manuals  of  the  various  staff  departments  will  be 
furnished  gratuitously  to  all  officers  of  the  Army  for  their  personal 
use  to  the  extent  of  one  copy  of  each,  upon  application  to  the  officer 
in  charge  of  the  distribution  of  War  Department  documents.  (Cir. 
60,  A.  G.  O.,  1902.) 

1184.  List  of  official  publications  of  the  War  Department  which 
are  available  for  issue  upon  requisition,  or  for  sale,  to  the  Organized 
Militia.    (Cirs.  64  and  81,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

1185.  Use  of  the  words  "material  "and  "materiel  "in  War  Depart- 
ment publications.     (Cir.  81,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

PUBLIC   PROPERTY. 

1186.  Accountaljility  and  responsibility — general  regulations. 
(A.  R.,  668-714,  1102-1104.) 

1187.  Detachment  of  accountable  officer.  (A.  R.,  670,  671,  675; 
Cir.  48,  W.  D.,  1907.) 

1188.  The  property  responsibility  of  a  company  commander  can 
not  be  transferred  to  enlisted  men.     (A.  R.,  674.) 

1189.  Accountability  for  public  property  will  not  be  transferred 
to  enlisted  men,  except  to  sergeants  of  the  post  noncommissioned 
staff  at  ungarrisoned  posts  and  sergeants  of  the  Signal  Corps  or 
enlisted  men  acting  as  such.     (A.  R.   706.) 

1190.  All  public  property  unaccounted  for  when  discovered  will 
be  taken  up  on  the  returns,  or,  in  the  absence  of  an  accountable 


186  PUBLIC  PROPERTY. 

officer  for  that  class  of  property,  reported  to  the  department  corii- 
niander  for  proper  disposition.     (A.  R.,  704.) 

1191.  The  giving  or  taking  of  receipts  in  blank  for  public  property 
is  prohibited.     (A.  R.,  681.) 

1192.  When  it  is  impracticable  for  an  officer  to  personally  super- 
intend issues — as  may  be  the  case  with  one  charged  with  disburse- 
ments or  the  care  of  depots — he  should  choose  with  great  caution 
the  agent  to  whom  he  intrusts  the  duty.     (A.  R.,  G84.) 

1193.  The  keys  of  storerooms  or  chests  will  not  be  intrusted  to 
enlisted  men  or  civilians  wihout  great  vigilance  on  the  part  of  the 
accountable  officer  and  a  resort  to  every  reasonable  precaution, 
including  frequent  personal  inspections,  to  prevent  loss  or  damage. 
(A.  R.,  685.) 

1194.  An  officer  in  charge  of  jjublic  property  in  use  or  in  store 
will  endeavor  by  timely  repairs  to  keep  it  in  serviceable  condition. 
For  this  purpose  the  necessary  means  will  he  allowed  on  requisition, 
and  property  in  store  so  repaired  will  be  issued.     i^A.  R.,  686.) 

1195.  Instructions  relative  to  the  storage  and  care  of  sheepskins 
and  cleaning  and  preserving  material,  as  russet  leather  dressing, 
leather,  soap,  brushes,  and  chamois  skins,     (('ir.  32,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

1196.  All  movable  public  property  will,  if  practicable,  be  con- 
spicuously branded  '"U.  S."  before  being  used.     (A.  R.,  687.) 

1197.  Public  property  will  not  be  used  nor  will  labor  hired  for 
the  Government  be  employed  for  any  private  purj)oses  whatsoever, 
except  as  authorized  in  Army  Regulations.     {X.  R.,  688.) 

1198.  Empty  barrels,  l^oxes,  crates,  and  other  packages,  together 
with  metal  turnings,  scrap  metals,  ground  bone,  and  other  waste 
products  which  accumulate  at  arsenals,  depots,  and  military  posts, 
which  are  unsuitable  for  the  public  service,  will  be  disposed  of  in 
the  manner  prescribed  for  property  condenmed  and  ordered  sold  in 
A.  R.,  691.  At  arsenals  and  depots  where  such  accumulations  have 
considerable  money  value  proposals  will  be  invited  for  specific  lots 
and  quantities,  or  for  the  accunmlations  of  definite  periods,  as  the 
head  of  the  department  to  which  the  property  pertains  may  deem 
best  suited  to  the  public  interest.  (A.  R.,  690;  12157-a,  O.  I.  G.) 
See  par.  1199,  post. 

1199.  A.  R.,  683  (A.  R.,  690,  1910),  is  construed  as  pennitting 
the  sale  of  empty  barrels,  boxes,  crates,  and  other  packages  together, 
with  metal  turnings,  scrap  metals,  ground  bone,  and  other  waste 
products  which  accumulate  at  arsenals,  depots,  and  military  posts', 
which  are  unsuitable  for  the  public  service,  without  the  action  of  an 
inspector.     (Cir.  17,  W.  D.,  1908.) 


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1200.  Packages,  crates,  sacks,  etc.,  in  which  subsistence  stores 
are  furnished  to  the  United  States,  while  in  a  sense  public  property, 
belong  in  a  different  class  from  similar  packages  in  which  supplies 
or  stores  are  packed  for  transportation  and  delivery  to  other  branches 
of  the  staff. 

The  packages  containing  stores  and  supplies  procured  by  the 
Subsistence  Department  are  j)aid  for  in  the  contract  price  for  stores, 
which  are  issued  or  sold  to  officers  and  enlisted  men.  As  those  to 
whom  the  stores  are  issued  or  sold  are  entitled  to  them  as  articles  of 
the  ration,  or  as  supplies  which  they  have  purchased  for  cash,  the 
ownership  in  the  package  passes  with  the  title  to  its  contents. 

The  case  of  quartermaster's  stores  and  supplies  is  quite  different. 
Grain  is  issued,  not  to  officers  or  enlisted  men,  but  to  public  animals, 
or  to  private  horses  that  are  entitled  to  forage  by  law  or  regulations; 
it  is  never  issued  to  a  person  as  are  rations;  and,  unless  there  is  an 
authorized  sale,  as  in  the  case  of  forage  sold  to  an  officer,  no  title  to 
either  the  package  or  its  contents  passes  from  the  United  States  to 
the  owner  of  the  animal  or  to  the  officer  accountable  for  him. 

It  is,  therefore,  the  opinion  of  this  office  that  the  question  herein 
presented  (Can  grain  sacks  in  which  grain  for  public  animals  is 
issued  be  sold  for  the  benefit  of  a  troop  fund?)  must  be  answered  in 
the  negative.     (Op.  J.  A.  G.,  Apr.  30,  1908;    12370,  O.  I.  G.) 

1201.  Military  stores  and  public  property  condemned  and  ordered 
sold  will  be  disposed  of  for  cash  at  auction,  or  to  the  highest  bidder 
on  sealed  proposals,  on  due  public  notice,  and  in  such  market  as 
the  public  interests  may  require.  The  officer  making  the  sale  will 
suspend  it  when  in  his  opinion  better  prices  can  be  obtained,  except 
in  the  case  of  condemned  animals,  the  disposition  of  which  is  pro- 
vided for  in  A.  R.,  1089.     (A.  R.,  691.) 

1202.  The  auctioneer's  certified  account  of  the  sale  of  condemned 
property,  and  the  vouchers  for  the  expenses  attending  it,  will  l)e 
reported  on  the  proper  forms  to  the  chief  of  bureau  to  which  the 
property  pertained.     (A.  R.,  691.) 

1203.  Public  property  which  has  been  condemned,  or  the  issue 
price  of  which  has  been  reduced  as  the  result  of  a  survey  or  inspec- 
tion, will  not  be  purchased  by  an  officer  who  was  responsible  therefor 
at  the  time  of  condemnation  or  reduction  of  price,  nor  by  an  officer 
who  bore  any  part  in  such  condemnation  or  reduction.     (A.  R.,  692.) 

1204.  There  is  no  regulation  forbidding  the  bidding  by  enlisted 
men,  in  competition  with  civilians,  at  the  auction  sales  of  Gov- 
ernment property.     (Secretary  of  War,  Dec.  10,  1897;  3165,  O.  I.  G.) 


MS  PUBLIC  PROPERTY. 

By  G.  O.  82,  Philippines  Division,  1909,  the  purchase,  by  any 
officer,  enlisted  man,  or  civilian  employee,  of  any  Government 
property  offered  for  sale  under  A.  R.,  684,  1908  (A.  R.,  691,  1910),  is 
strictly  forbidden.  This  order  was  authorized  by  the  War  Depart- 
ment to  continue  in  force.     (14038,  0.  I.  G.) 

1205.  Procedure  in  case  defect  or  shortage  is  discovered  upon 
receipt  of  public  property,  or  when  property  is  found  damaged  or 
missing  while  in  store,  or  when  packages  are  opened  for  the  first 
time.     (A.  R.,  679,  680,  732,  1156.) 

1206.  Property  damaged,  lost,  or  destroyed  through  unavoidable 
causes  and  without  fault  or  neglect  of  responsible  officer.  (A,  R., 
694;  Cir.  92,  \V.  D.,  1908.) 

1207.  Property  lost  or  damaged  by  the  neglect  or  fault  of  an 
officer.     (A.  R.,  696,  1027.) 

1208.  Property  lost  or  damaged  by  neglect  or  fault  of  an  enlisted 
man.     (A.  R.,  696,  697,  710,  1027,  1194.) 

1209.  Property  carried  away  by  a  deserter,  or  lost  through  his 
desertion.     (A.  R.,  698;  Cir.  92,  W.  D.,  1908,  par.  11.) 

1210.  Property  embezzled,  lost,  or  damaged  through  neglect  by 
a  civilian  employee.     (A.  R.,  699.) 

1211.  Property  expended,  lost,  or  destroyed  in  the  military  serv- 
ice.    (A.  R.,  709.) 

1212.  Animals  or  other  property  belonging  to  the  military  service 
of  the  United  States,  stolen.     (A.  R.,  700-703.) 

.     1213.  Lost  or  damaged  in  hands  of  common  carrier.     (A.  R.,  732.) 

1214.  Jurisdiction  of  the  Comptroller  of  the  Treasury  as  to  fixing 
the  responsibility  for  loss  of  Government  property.  (17  Comp. 
Dec,  647.) 

1215.  Loans  of  public  property.  (A.  R,,  683,  688,  1545;  E.  R., 
486;  O.  P.  R.,  16,  44;  D.  J.  A.  G.,  2095.) 

1216.  Memorandum  receipts.  (A.  R.,  281,  668,  1036,  1105-1108, 
1110,  1274,  1546;  Cir.  50,  W.  D.,  1907;  W.  D.  G.  O.  62,  1908,  Par. 
IV,  sees.  17,  21,  31,  32,  40;  158,  1910;  Cir.  18,  Q.  M.  G.  O.,  1911; 
M.  S.  D.,  248,  249,  251,  288;  E.  R.,  541;  O.  P.  R.,  126;  S.  C.  M. 
No.  7,  336,  419.) 

.  .  1217.  Instructions  regarding  the  method  of  property  accounting 
in  the  Quartermaster's  Department,  including  memorandum  re- 
ceipts, transfers  of  property,  property  vouchers,  property  records, 
and  the  rendition  of  property  accounts  (formerly  property  returns). 
(Gir.  18,  Q.  M.  G.  O.,  1911.) 

1218.  Regulations  for  maintaining  the  stocks  of  quartermaster's 
supplies  at  posts  and  stations  within  the  maximum  and  minimum 


PUBLIC  PROPERTY.  W9 

limits.  (Cir.  18,  Q.  M.  G.  O.,  1911.)  Tables  of  maximum  and  mini- 
mum rates  of  clothing,  equipage,  tableware  and  kitchen  utensils,  and 
veterinary  supplies,  per  stated  units.     (Cir.  19,  Q.  M.  G.  O.,  1911.) 

1219.  The  commanding  officer  will  see  that  a  complete,  detailed, 
and  accurate  inventory  of  quartermaster's  supplies,  except  property 
held  on  memorandum  receipts,  is  taken  by  the  accountable  ofl&cer 
in  person  at  least  once  each  year,  and  as  much  oftener  as  he  may 
deem  necessary  for  the  interests  of  the  Government.     (A.  R.,  1110.) 

1220.  Quarterly  verification  of  fuel,  forage,  and  straw.  (Q.  M. 
M.,  489.) 

1221.  Quartermasters  will  take  up  and  account  for,  on  their 
returns,  wall  lockers  and  refrigerators;  these  articles  to  be  branded 
with  the  post  number  of  the  building  in  which  they  are  installed, 
and  will  not  be  removed  therefrom  without  the  authority  of  the 
department  commander.     (G.  O.  81,  W.  D.,  1905.)     See  A.R.,  192. 

1222.  Musical  instruments,  accountability  for,  etc.  (A.  R.,  262, 
1195.) 

1223.  No  alterations  or  changes  will  be  made  in  band  instruments 
issued  by  the  Quartermaster's  Department  without  first  obtaining 
the  authority  of  the  Quartermaster  General.  This  restriction  is  not 
intended  to  prohibit  the  minor  repairs  made  in  the  \dcinity  of  the 
post  that  are  authorized  by  Army  Regulations.  (Cir.  letter,  A.  G.  O., 
May  13,  1911,  to  division  and  department  commanders,  published  in 
Cir.  35,  Department  of  the  East,  1911.) 

Care  and  preservation  of  band  instruments  issued  by  the  Quarter- 
master's Department.     (Cir.  52,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

1224.  Instructions  relative  to  expediting  receipts  covering  trans- 
fers of  quartermaster's  supplies.     (Cir.  48,  W.  D.,  1907.) 

1225.  Quartermaster's  property  which  should  be  taken  by  troops 
on  change  of  station.  (A.  R.,  1039.)  Cap  and  collar  ornaments. 
(Cir.  95,  W.  D.,  1908.)  Service  caps  will  not  be  taken  to  the  Phil- 
ippine Islands.     (G.  O.  89,  W.  D.,  1910;  U.  R.,  p.  50.) 

1226.  Except  at  remote  telegraph  stations  in  Alaska,  telescope 
cases  will  not  be  left  in  the  possession  of  enlisted  men  after  arrival 
at  permanent  stations.     (G.  O.  120,  W.  D.,  1908.) 

1227.  Canvas  bags  for  recruits  leaving  recruit  depots.  (G.  O.  91, 
W.  D.,  1911.) 

1228.  In  the  preparation  of  regimental  and  company  property 
for  shipment,  no  explosive  substance,  oiled  or  greased  cloths, 
matches,  or  other  material  liable  to  ignite  by  friction  or  by  spon- 
taneous combustion,  will  be  packed  in  any  chest,  case,  box,  or 
other  receptacle.     (Cir.  52,  W.  D.,  1907.) 


barracks 
(A.  R., 

1897.) 
post    or 

190  PUBLIC  PROPERTY. 

1229.  Packing  boxes  for  shipment  of  quartermaster's  stores — 
dimensions,  weight,  marking,  etc.     (Cir.  9,  Q.  M.  G.  O.,  1909.) 

1230.  All  crates,  boxes,  barrels,  and  packing  materials  supplied 
by  the  Quartermaster's  Department  for  packing  and  crating  baggage 
are  public  property,  will  be  cared  for  as  such,  and  as  long  as  serv^- 
iceable  will  be  continued  in  use  for  packing  and  crating.  (G.  O, 
52,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

1231.  Exchange  of  old  typewriting  machines  for  new  ones.  (Cir. 
1,  W.  D.,  1906.) 

1232.  Instructions  relative  to  requisitions  for  quartennaster's 
supplies.     (Cir.  7,  Q.  M.  G.  O.,  1909,  as  amended.) 

1233.  Cuspidors,  with  mats,  will  be  supplied  in  all 
and  other  buildings  occupied  or  used  by  enlisted  men. 
1038.) 

1234.  Care  of  garden  and  fire  hose.     (Cir.  2,  A.  G.  O., 

1235.  Quartermaster's  supplies  required  for  strictly 
police  purposes,  or  for  use  by  the  post  or  camp  guard,  will  be  sup- 
plied by  the  quartermaster  on  request  from  the  officer  of  the  day, 
approved  by  the  commanding  officer,  and  will  be  continued  on 
the  returns  of  the  quartermaster.  (A.  R.,  451.)  They  will  b<? 
carried  on  the  list  of  "articles  in  charge"  and  verified  daily  under 
the  direction  of  the  officer  of  the  day.  When  no  longer  fit  for  use 
they  will  be  submitted  by  the  quartermaster  for  inspection  and, 
if  condemned,  disposed  of  as  ordered.  (A.  R.,  452.)  The  list  of 
"articles  in  charge"  will  be  kept  in  convenient  form  in  the  guard- 
house for  ready  daily  reference;  the  guard  report  will  not  be  used 
for  this  purpose.     (M.  G.  D.,  427.) 

1236.  Standard  color  for  lockers  adopted;  no  other  color  to  be 
used.     (Cir.  21,  W.  D.,  ]905.) 

,  1237.  The  commanding  officer  of  a  post  will  require  an  inven- 
tory of  subsistence  stores  on  hand  to  be  made  by  the  commissary 
in  person  during  the  last  week  of  each  month.  If  it  is  not  prac- 
ticable for  the  commissary  to  take  the  Jn\'entory  within  the  time 
mentioned,  he  will  apply  to  the  commanding  officer  for  the  detail 
of  an  officer  to  take  it.     (M.  S.  D.,  40.) 

A  transport  commissary  will  take  monthly  and  at  the  end  of 
each  voyage  an  accurate  inventory  and  make  a  careful  inspection 
of  all  subsistence  stores  on  his  transport.     (T.  R.,  27.) 

1238.  Expendable  subsistence  property.     (M.  S.  D.,  270.) 

1239.  Com  brooms  worn  out  in  the  service  in  the  Subsistence 
Department  may  be  dropped  from  the  returns  of  subsistence  prop- 


PUBLIC  PROPERT'?.'^  Wl' 

erty  without  the  action  of  a  board  of  survey  or  an  inspecting  officer. 
(Cir.  52,  A.  G.  O.,  1899.) 

1240.  Prior  to  departure  from  their  stations,  commanding  offi- 
cers of  organizations  that  are  ordered  to  proceed  from  the  United 
States  to  the  Philippine  Islands  for  duty  will  turn  in  to  post  com- 
missaries all  subsistence  property  not  required  for  use  en  route  to 
the  islands.     (G.  O.  107,  W.  D.,  1908.) 

1241.  The  savings  of  fat,  slush,  etc.,  and  all  empty  vinegar, 
pickle,  beef,  butter,  and  other  barrels,  boxes,  etc.  (of  the  Sub- 
sistence Department  on  transports),  which  may  be  salable,  will 
be  stored  and  turned  over  at  the  home  port  to  the  authorized  com- 
missary representative  at  the  dock.     (T.  R.,  27.) 

1242.  Annual  examination  and  verification  of  medical  property. 
(M.  M.  D.,  522a.) 

1243.  Medical  instruments  to  be  examined  by  a  commissioned 
medical  officer  at  least  once  each  month.     (M.  M.  D.,  530.) 

1244.  Expendable  medical  supplies  are  printed  in  roman  type 
and  nonexpendable  in  italics  in  the  supply  tables  given  in  the 
Manual  for  the  Medical  Department.     (M.  M.  D.,  Part  III.) 

1245.  Regulations  relative  to  the  use  and  care  of  medical  prop- 
erty.    (M.  M.  D.,  522-532.) 

1246.  Medical,  surgical,  and  other  field  chests  and  appliances 
will  be  frequently  inspected  and  kept  in  perfect  order  for  immediate 
field  use.  Under  no  circumstances  will  their  contents  be  used  at 
posts.     (M.  M.  D.,  532.) 

1247.  Expendable  engineer  property.  (E.  R.,  508;  G.  0.,  104, 
W.  D.,  1911.) 

1248.  Because  of  serious  deterioration  in  the  prisms  and  lenses 
of  telescopic  sights  and  other  optical  instruments,  resulting  from 
the  collection  of  moisture  and  dust  thereon,  the  Secretary  of  War 
directs  that  such  sights  and  instruments  be  not  stored  hereafter  in 
storerooms  at  emplacements  that  are  not  thoroughly  dry  and  well 
ventilated,  and  that  special  care  be  taken  at  all  times  to  keep 
optical  instruments  free  from  dust  and  moisture.  (Cir.  letter, 
A.  G.  O.,  Mar.  30,  1911,  to  division  and  department  commanders; 
15089,  0.  I.  G.) 

1249.  Instructions  relative  to  guaranteed  electrical  measuring 
instruments  which  become  unserviceable  in  the  hands  of  troops  of 
the  Coast  Artillery  Corps.     (G.  O.  56,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

1250.  When  a  number  of  empty  zinc  powder  cases  or  tin-lined 
cartridge  storage  cases,  sufficient  to  justify  shipment,  have  accumu- 
lated at  a  post  they  will  be  shipped  to  the  commanding  officer  of 


192  PTTBUC  PROPEETY. 

the  Picatinny  Arsenal,  Dover,  N.  J.,  and  the  Chief  of  Ordnanca 
notified  of  the  shipment.  (G.  O.  9,  A.  G.  O.,  1900.)  Owing  to. 
the  small  supply  of  zinc  and  hermetically  sealed  storage  cases, 
these  cases  when  empty  should  be  promptly  returned  to  the  place, 
of  issue  without  waiting  for  the  accumulation  of  a  number  of  them.; 
(G.  O.  50,  W.  D.,  1903.) 

1251.  Empty  metallic  powder  barrels  of  50  pounds  capacity  or 
over  to  be  stored  in  a  dry  place  and  returned  to  the  depot  or  arsenal 
from  which  shipped.     (Par.  23,  G.  O.  22,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

1252.  Empty  metallic  cartridge  cases  and  fired  primers,  care; 
and  disposition  of.     (Pars.  14,  20,  G.  O.  22,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

1253.  Cartridge  storage  cases  and  protector  caps,  care  and  dis- 
position of.     (Par.  5,  G.  O.  22,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

1254.  Fired  cartridge  cases,  zinc-lined  packing  boxes,  bando- 
leers, and  clips  pertaining  to  small-arms  ammunition:  Care,  value, 
disposition,  etc.     (Par.  9,  G.  O.  12,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

1255.  Markings  on  cartridge  storage  cases  and  powder  boxes. 
(G.  0.  5,  89,  W.  D.,  1907.) 

1256.  Instructions  relative  to  making  and  filling  requisitions  for 
ordnance  and  ordnance  stores.  (G.  0. 100,  W.  D.,  1911.)  See  also 
Cir.  87,  W.  D.,  1907,  amended  by  Cir.  16,  W.  D.,  1910,  as  to  requisi- 
tions for  ordnance  stores  to  replace  condenmed  property,  emergency 
requisitions,  etc. 

1257.  Classification  of  ordnance  and  ordnance  stores  for  the  pur- 
pose of  accountability.     (O.  P.  R.,  45.) 

125$.  Cleaning  rod  and  bayonet  no  longer  considered  parts  of 
the  magazine  rifle  in  accounting  for  these  articles.  (Cir.  40,  W.  D., 
1905.) 

1259.  The  officer  assigned  to  the  command  of  a  machine-gun 
platoon  will  be  accountable  for  the  arms  and  equipments  of  the 
enlisted  men  composing  the  platoon.     (G.  0.  47,  W.  D,,  1910.) 

1260.  Expendable  ordnance  property.  (0.  P.  R.,  143,  144,  145, 
150.) 

1261.  The  Ordnance  Department  will  issue  arm  racks  and  arm 
chests  provided  with  locks  and  hinges  for  the  safe-keeping  of  small 
arms.  Arm  chests  provided  with  locks  and  hinges  for  the  safe-keep- 
ing of  revolvers  will  be  issued  to  noncommissioned  staffs,  bands, 
and  machine-gun  platoons.  Separate  arm  chests  provided  with 
locks  and  hinges  for  the  safe-keeping  of  rifles  and  revolvera  will  be 
issued  to  mounted  organizations  only ;  to  other  organizations  equipped 
with  both  rifles  and  revolvers,  and  to  post  ordnance  officers,  arm 


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chests  provided  with  locks  and  hinges  for  rifles  only  will  be  issued 
for  the  safe-keeping  of  both  rifles  and  revolvers. 

Officers  who  are  responsible  for  small  arms  and  who  neglect  to 
obtain  these  chests  will  be  regarded  as  not  having  taken  every  pre- 
caution possible  to  prevent  loss  of  that  class  of  property.  (Cir.  64, 
W.  D.,  1909.) 

1262.  Arm  chests  not  required  for  the  storage  of  supplies  will 
be  returned  to  the  nearest  arsenal  or  ordnance  depot  when  the 
cost  of  transportation  is  not  greater  than  the  value  of  the  prop- 
erty. Oflficers  to  whom  such  chests  have  been  issued  will  be  charged 
with  their  value  if  they  are  destroyed.     (A.  R.,  1564.) 

1263.  Arm  racks  and  iron  targets  for  gallery  practice  in  the  hands 
of  troops  under  orders  to  change  station  will  be  invoiced  by  organi- 
zation commanders  to  post  ordnance  officer,  to  be  held  for  the  use 
of  incoming  organizations.     (G.  O.  134,  W.  D.,  1908.) 

Similar  instructions  as  to  subtarget  gun  machines.  (G.  O.  45,  W. 
D.,  1910.) 

1264.  All  material  furnished  machine-gun  platoons  by  the  Ord- 
nance Department  is  to  be  taken  with  them  upon  change  of  station 
to  the  Philippine  Islands  or  elsewhere.  (W.  D.  instructions  Feb.  19, 
1909,  published  in  Cir.  3,  Department  Texas,  1910.) 

1265.  Worn  but  serviceable  ordnance  property  on  hand  at  arse- 
nals and  in  store  is  to  be  issued,  and  when  such  property  has  been 
stamped  or  marked  as  belonging  to  a  particular  organization  the 
reissue  is  to  be  made,  when  practicable,  to  that  organization.  (Sec- 
retary of  War,  Nov.  27,  1909;  13311,  O.  I.  G.) 

1266.  When  a  part  of  or  an  accessory  to  an  article  constituting 
a  portion  of  the  armament  of  a  district  becomes  obsolete  and  is 
replaced,  the  obsolete  part  or  accessory  will  be  transferred  by  the 
artillery  district  ordnance  ofllcer,  with  the  approval  of  the  artillery 
district  commander,  to  an  arsenal  to  be  designated  by  the  armament 
officer.    (G.  O.  62,  W.  D.,  1908,  Par.  IV,  sec.  23/;  A.  R.,  1561.) 

1267.  Authority  for  turning  in  serviceable  surplus  ordnance 
stores  to  the  nearest  arsenal.     (A.  R.,  1554.) 

1268.  Steel  horse  collars  may  be  turned  in  to  the  proper  aresnals 
by  commanding  officers  of  batteries  of  field  artillery  for  rezincing, 
without  the  action  of  an  inspector;  when;  depots  to  which  to  be 
shipped,  etc.     (G.  O.  136,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

1269.  Instructions  for  marking  boxes  containing  ordnance  prop- 
erty.    (G.  O.  133,  W.  D.,  1904.) 

1270.  All  officers  who  have  occasion  to  turn  in  ordnance  stores 
to  an  arsenal  or  ordnance  depot  will  see  that  the  articles  to  be  turned 


194  PUNISHMENTS. 

in  are  properly  named  in  the  invoices  and  receipts  and  will  give 
such  personal  attention  to  the  verification  of  the  quantities  as  will 
insure  agreement  between  the  invoices  and  the  property  shipped. 
(Cir.  65,  W.  D.,  1908.) 

1271.  Scrap  (ordnance  property)  available  for  manufacturing  use 
at  arsenals,  how  treated  as  material  and  valued.  (Ordnance  Orders 
12,  1910,  p.  40.) 

1272.  The  Chief  of  Ordnance  is  authorized  to  issue  such  obso- 
lete or  condemned  ordnance,  gun  carriages  and  ordnance  stores  as 
may  be  needed  for  ornamental  purposes,  to  the  Homes  for  Disabled 
Volunteer  Soldiers,  the  Homes  to  pay  for  transportation  and  such 
other  expenses  as  are  necessary.  (Act  Mar.  3,  1899;  30  Stat;-:L., 
1073;  O.  P.  R.,  17.)  \  1<> 

1273.  Obsolete  ordnance  property  which  may  be  sold  without 
prior  condemnation.  By  authority  of  the  Secretary  of  War.  (Act 
Mar.  2,  1905;  33  Stat.  L.,  841.)  By  authority  of  the. Chief  of  Ord- 
nance. (Act  May  28,  1908,  35  Stat.  L.,  443;  act  Mar.  4,  1909,  35 
Stat.  L.,  1075.)     See  Ordnance  Orders  12,  1910,  p.  100. 

1274.  Expendable  property  of  the  Signal  Corps,  classification 
of.     (S.  C.  M.  No.  7,  par.  362-371.) 

1275.  All  pieces  of  lead  pipe  cut  off  from  lead-covered  cable  ends 
(Signal  Corps  property)  will  be  saved  and  taken  up  as  junk,  by 
weight.     (S.  C.  M.  No.  7,  par.  369.) 

127(i.  Commanding  officers,  upon  request,  will  extend  to  organiza- 
tions of  the  organized  militia  the  use  of  military  reservations,  target 
ranges,  and  United  States  property  for  instruction  purposes,  so  far 
as  practicable  without  interference  with  the  instruction  or  duties  of 
the  regular  command,  and  under  such  suitable  supervision  as  will 
provide  for  the  proper  care  of  the  public  property.  (Cir.  28,  W.  D., 
1909.) 

PUNISHMENTS. 

1277.  Limits  of,  for  enlisted  men.  (G.  0.  204,  W.  D.,  1908, 
amended  by  W.  D.  G.  O.  42,  1910;  52,  77,  1911.) 

1278.  By  company  commanders,  without  trial,  for  dereliction 
of  duty.     (A.  R.,  968.) 

1279.  Penalty  for  disclosure  of  national  defense  secrets,  as  the 
taking  of  documents,  plans,  or  models,  the  making  of  photographs, 
etc.;  communicating  or  attempting  to  communicate  them  to  any 
foreign  government,  etc.  (Act  Mar.  3,  1911;  36  Stat.  L.,  1084; 
G.  O.  45,  W.  D.,  1911,  p.  99.) 


QUARTERS.  195 

1280.  Penalty  for  discrimination  by  proprietors,  managers,  or 
employees  of  theaters  or  other  public  places  of  entertainment  or 
amusement  in  the  District  of  Columbia,  or  in  any  Territory,  the 
District  of  Alaska,  or  insular  possession  of  the  United  States,  against 
any  person  lawfully  wearing  the  uniform  of  the  Army,  Navy, 
Revenue-Cutter  Service,  or  Marine  Corps  of  the  United  States 
because  of  that  uniform.  (Act  Mar.  1,  1911;  36  Stat.  L.,  963;  G.O. 
45,  W.  D.,  1911,  p.  98.)     SeeU.  R.,  11. 

1281.  Penalties  for  trespassing  upon  military  reservations,  fortifi- 
cations, etc.,  injuring  or  destroying  grass,  submarine  mines,  tele- 
graph, telephone,  or  cable  lines,  etc.  (Sec.  44,  45,  56,  60,  of  the 
Penal  Laws  of  the  United  States,  amended  by  act  Mar.  4,  1910;  35 
Stat.  L.,  1097,  1099;  G.  O.  22,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

1282.  Penalty  for  purchasing  or  receiving  in  pledge  from  officers, 
soldiers,  or  other  persons  called  into  or  employed  in  the  military 
service,  any  clothing  or  other  public  property  furnished  them 
under  a  clothing  allowance  or  otherwise.     (G.  O.  22,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

QUARTERS. 

1283.  The  Secretary  of  War  approves  the  recommendation  of 
the  Major  General  Commanding  and  the  Quartermaster  General, 
that  where  bachelor  officers'  quarters  are  provided  at  a  military 
post,  it  is  proper  and  necessary  that  they  be  assigned  to  officers 
without  families.     (Cir.  4,  A.  G.  O.,  1897.) 

^  1284.  Quarters  for  contract  surgeons  and  acting  dental  surgeons 
should  be  assigned  by  the  post  commander,  and  they  should  be 
equal  to  those  of  a  first  lieutenant.  Contract  surgeons  and  acting 
dental  surgeons  are  not  entitled  to  select  quarters,  having  no  rank 
and  not  being  officers.  (Cir.  32,  W.  D.,  1905;  G.  O.  45,  W.  D., 
1911,  p.  29.) 

1285.  Allowance  of  rooms  for  officers  serving  at  posts  and  sta- 
tions.    (Act  Mar.  2,  1907;  G.  O.  48,  W.  D.,  1907,  p.  19;  A.  R.  1060.) 

1286.  Permanent  heavy  furniture  for  officers'  quarters  at  military 
posts.  (Act  Mar.  2,  1907;  G.  O.  48,  W.  D.,  1907,  p.  18;  A.  R., 
1029.)  Instructions  relative  to  the  care  of  mahogany  furniture. 
(Cir.  40,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

1287.  Restrictions  in  cost  of  construction  of  officers'  quarters. 
(Act  June  25,  1910;  36  Stat.  L.,  721;  G.  O.  133,  W.  D.,  1910,  p.  2.) 

1288.  Quarters  for  machine-gun  platoons.  (G.  O.  47,  W.  D., 
1911.) 

1289.  Assignment  of,  to  noncommissioned  staff  officers.  (Cir. 
18,  W.  D.,  1905.) 


196  RATIONS. 

1290.  Provision  for  quartering  or  hiring  of  lodgings  for  enlisted 
men  ordered  on  detached  service  for  short  periods,  etc.  (G.  O.  205, 
W.  D.,  1910.) 

1291.  Wlien  an  enlisted  man  for  whom  quarters  are  leased  is 
absent  on  furlough,  or  on  temporary  duty  on  completion  of  which 
he  is  to  return  to  his  proper  station,  the  lease  will  be  continued 
in  force  during  such  authorized  absence.     (Cir.  78,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

RAILROADS. 

1292.  List  of  land-grant  and  bond-aided.  (G.  O.  154,  W.  D., 
1908;  Cir.  4,  Q.  M.  G.  O.,  1911.) 

RATIONS. 

1293.  Occasions  for  which  the  use  of  the  different  kinds  of  rations 
is  intended.  (A.  R.,  1223.)  The  commanding  officer  will  deter- 
mine which  of  the  several  prescribed  rations  is  appropriate  for  the 
particular  service  to  be  performed  and  will  direct  the  use  of  the 
same.     (A.  R.,  1223.) 

1294.  Post  commanders  have  discretion  in  determining  the 
periods  for  which  ration  returns  are  to  be  rendered,  which  periods 
ordinarily  should  not  be  longer  than  one  month.  (Secretary  of 
War,  Mar.  1,  1911;  6650-L,  O.  I.  G.) 

1295.  Table  showing  the  amounts  of  the  component  articles  of 
the  Army  ration  and  of  their  substitutive  equivalents.  (A.  R. 
1226;  M.  S.  D.,  322.) 

1296.  Havereack  ration.  (G.  O.  15,  W.  D.,  1911;  A.  R.,  1223, 
1226.) 

One  day  in  each  alternate  month  of  the  season  of  practical  instruc- 
tion, not  exceeding  three  days  in  each  year,  the  use  of  the  haversack 
ration  with  individual  cooking  will  be  required  by  all  troops  in  the 
field  for  purposes  of  instruction.     (A.  R.,  1226.) 

1297.  Emergency  ration:  When  to  be  used;  improperly  opened 
or  lost;  responsibility  of  company  and  detachment  commanders. 
(A.  R.,  1223,  1226.) 

1298.  Ration  and  savings  account  system.  (A.  R.,  1242,  1243; 
Cir.  25,  W.  D.,  1910.)  Proportion  of  components  of  the  ration  fixed 
for  purpose  of  computing  the  actual  cost  of  the  ration.  (A.  R.,  1243.) 
In  computing  the  value  of  a  ration  for  the  "Ration  and  Savings 
Account"  the  current  pri(;e  of  the  component  and  substitutive  arti- 
cles of  the  ration  will  be  used.  (M.  S.  D.,  201.)  When  there  is  a 
balance  of  an  article  remaining  on  hand  at  the  end  of  a  month,  its 


RATIONS.  197 

price  is  that  to  be  used  in  the  computation  on  back  of  the  ration 
and  savings  account  for  the  coming  month.  (Commissary  General, 
concurred  in  by  the  Secretary  of  War,  Jan.  9,  1911;  14850,  O.  I.  G.) 

1299.  The  ration  return  and  ration  and  savings  account  of  each 
organization  or  detachment  will  include  all  enlisted  men  belonging 
to  it  or  attached  to  it  for  rations;  the  commander  will  make  an  equit- 
able distribution  of  the  amounts  due  the  men  authorized  to  mess 
separately.  Members  of  the  different  detachments  of  noncommis- 
sioned staff  officers  messing  separately  will  be  rationed  as  detach- 
ments, their  detachment  commanders  making  an  equitable  distri- 
bution of  the  amounts  due  on  their  ration  and  savings  account. 
(M.  S.  D.,  204.)  The  company  or  detachment  commander  must 
himself  pay  the  ration  money  to  the  men  authorized  to  mess  sepa- 
rately.    (Secretary  of  War,  Dec.  13,  1910;  14515,  O.  I.  G.) 

1300.  If  it  is  impracticable  for  a  man  messing  separately  to  sub- 
sist himself  until  the  end  of  the  month,  when  settlements  are  usually 
made,  the  company  or  detachment  commander  may  give  the  man  a 
written  order  on  the  commissary  for  an  amount  of  stores  not  to  exceed 
the  value  of  his  ration.  The  value  of  the  supplies  so  furnished  will 
be  charged  to  the  company  or  detachment  account  in  the  sales 
ledger  and  adjusted  when  settlement  is  made  with  the  company  or 
detachment  commander.  These  written  orders  will  be  filed  with 
the  records  of  the  commissary.     (Cir.  25,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

1301.  Civilian  employees  entitled  to  rations  will  be  rationed  as  a 
detachment.  The  officer  under  whose  supervision  they  come  will 
take  charge  of  their  mess,  sign  their  ration  accounts  at  the  commis- 
sary, and  make  an  equitable  distribution  of  amounts  due  to  those 
authorized  to  mess  separately.     (M.  S.  D.,  203.) 

1302.  A  civilian  employee  entitled  to  rations  may  purchase  sub- 
sistence stores  equal  to  the  value  of  his  ration.  (Views  of  Commis- 
sary General,  concurred  in  by  the  Secretary  of  War,  Feb.  9,  1911; 
14798,  0.  I.  G.) 

1303.  Commutation  of  rations.  (A.  R.,  1245-1260;  M.  S.  D.,  162- 
177.)  For  members  of  the  Female  Nurse  Corps  while  on  duty  in 
hospital.  (G.  O.  45,  W.  D.,  1911,  p.  16.)  For  enlisted  men  sick  in 
hospital.  (G.  O.  45,  W.  D.,  1911,  p.  16.)  For  enlisted  men  on  duty 
at  the  Army  and  Navy  General  Hospital,  Hot  Springs,  Ark.  (A.  R., 
1465;  G.  O.  127,  W.  D.,  1911.)  For  enlisted  men  on  mine  planters. 
(Par.  23,  Regs,  for  Mine  Planters,  1909.)  For  enlisted  men  detailed 
for  duty  with  the  Organized  Militia.     (G.  O.  136,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

1304.  Paragraph  1229,  Army  Regulations  of  1904  (A.  R.,  1229, 
1910)  leaves  it  discretionary  with  the  commanding  officer  whether 


108  RECORDS  AND  CORRESPONDENCE. 

coffee  money  shall  be  given  enlisted  men  ordered  on  journeys  when 
supplied  with  cooked  or  travel  rations,  without  regard  to  the  length 
of  the  journey.  This  seems  a  wise  provision  as  the  commanding 
officer  is  best  qualified  to  judge  as  to  the  advisability  of  turning  over 
coffee  money,  (Memo,  report  of  Chief  of  Staff,  approved  by  the  Sec- 
retary of  War,  Aug.  16,  1907;  10840,  0.  I.  G.) 

1305.  The  payment  of  commutation  in  lieu  of  rations  to  enlisted 
patients  in  hospital  and  members  of  the  Nurse  Corps  on  duty  therein, 
as  provided  by  Army  Regulations,  is  not  mandatory,  the  Secretary 
of  War  having  discretion  to  direct  the  use  of  rations  in  cases  where  he 
deems  it  advisable.     (M.  S.  D.,  171.) 

1306.  Limits  of  expenditures  for  messes  on  Army  transports. 
(T.  R.,  156-158;  A.  R.,  1226.) 

1307.  Rations  for  civilians  employed  on  tugs,  launches,  lighters, 
etc.     (T.  R.,  162.) 

1308.  Ration  for  hospital  matrons.  (R.  S.,  1277;  A.  R.,  1224, 
1231;  M.  S.  D.,  172;  14156,  O.  I.  G.) 

1309.  Selling  (except  by  the  post  exchange)  or  bartering  of  sup- 
plies purchased  or  drawn  from  the  commissary  is  forbidden.  (A.  R., 
1269.) 

It  is  not  permissible  for  an  organization  to  sell  or  exchange  any 
portion  of  the  fresh  beef  ration,  after  it  has  been  issued  by  the  Sub- 
sistence Department,  for  the  purpose  of  obtaining  other  meats  in  the 
locality.  (Commissary  General,  concurred  in  by  the  Secretary  of 
War,  Mar.  27,  1909;  13226,  O.  I.  G.) 

1310.  Action  to  be  taken  when  it  is  necessary  to  renew  reserve 
rations  or  to  avoid  loss  of  ration  articles  that  have  accumulated. 
(A.  R.,  1242.) 

1311.  Supply  of  rations  to  be  carried  on  trans-Pacific  transports. 
(T.  R.  170,  171;  12758,  O.  I.  G.) 

RECORDS    AND   CORRESPONDENCE. 

1312.  Record-card  system  prescribed  for  the  bureaus  of  the  War 
Department.     (W.  D.  Orders,  May  15,  1894.) 

1313.  Instructions  for  keeping  the  record. of  correspondence  in 
the  various  offices  at  the  headquarters  of  military''  divisions  and 
departments,  and  at  th»  headquarters  of  military  posts  at  which 
the  record-card  system  shall  be  authorized.  (G.  O.  92,  W.  D., 
1909;  Cir.  92,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

1314.  The  system  of  record  keeping  prescribed  in  G.  O.  92, 
W.  D.,  1909,  extended  to  the  headquarters  of  each  artillery  dia- 


RECORDS  AND  CORRESPONDENCE.  199 

trict,  of  each  military  district,  and  of  each  permanent  military  post 
whose  garrison  exceeds  two  companies,  except  that  in  the  Philip- 
pines Division  the  adoption  of  the  system  will  be  extended  only 
to  the  headquarters  of  the  artillery  districts  and  the  headquarters 
of  such  of  the  larger  posts  as  may  be  designated  for  the  purpose  by 
the  division  commander.  (G.  O.  216,  W.  D.,  1909.)  Posts  so  de- 
signated in  the  Philippines  Division.     (G.  O.  32,  Phil.  Div.,  1910.) 

1315.  The  system  of  record  keeping  prescribed  in  G.  O.  92,  W. 
D..  1909,  having  once  been  adopted  at  any  headquarters  will  be 
maintained  thereat  continuously  afterwards  regardless  of  any  change 
that  may  take  place  in  the  strength  or  composition  of  the  command 
subordinate  to  such  headquarters.     (G.  O.  216.  W.  D.,  1909.) 

1316.  At  military  posts  the  provisions  of  G.  O.  92,  W.  D..  1909, 
apply  only  to  the  post  headquarters  and  not  to  the  offices  of  post  staff 
officers.    )cir.  92,  W.  D.,  1909,  par.  8.) 

1317.  It  is  not  deemed  advisable  at  the  present  time  to  extend 
the  system  of  record  keeping  prescribed  in  G.  O.  92,  W.  D.,  1909, 
beyond  the  limits  fixed  by  paragraph  I,  G.  O.  216,  W.  D.,  1909. 
Those  limits  do  not  include  depots  of  supply  of  the  various  staff 
departments  of  the  Army.     (Cir.  12,  W.  D.,  1910,  par.  2.) 

1318.  Hereafter,  at  each  administrative  headquarters  of  the 
Army,  the  following  methods  will  be  observ^ed  in  the  keeping  of 
records  and  the  transaction  of  official  business: 

No  record  shall  be  kept  in  any  office  at  a  military  headquarters 
respecting  matters  of  which  an  established  record  or  file  is  kept 
in  any  other  office  of  the  same  headquarters  to  which  the  matter 
covered  thereby  properly  pertains,  but  information  shall  be  obtained 
from  the  latter  source  on  application  therefor  as  occasion  may  require. 
Thus,  no  record  will  be  made  in  the  office  of  the  adjutant  general 
(or  adjutant)  of  a  paper  destined  for  the  action  of  another  office, 
except  when  the  commander  desires  to  take  some  previous  action, 
and  generally  only  such  papers  will  be  filed  in  the  office  of  the 
adjutant  general  (or  adjutant)  as  do  not  pertain  to  the  business 
of  any  of  the  subordinate  oflEices. 

Mail  received  in  any  office  will  be  opened  promptly  and  each 
communication  will  be  stamped  with  the  name  of  the  office  and 
date  of  receipt.  Communications  pertaining  to  the  business  of 
the  office  will  then  be  separated  from  those  pertaining  to  the  busi- 
ness of  other  offices;  the  latter  will  then  be  marked  with  the  initials 
of  the  office  to  which  they  pertain  and  at  once  sent  to  the  proper 
offices;  the  former,  if  of  sufficient  importance  to  be  made  of  record, 
will  then  be  briefed  and  entered. 


200  RECORDS  AND  CORRESPONDENCE. 

Each  staff  officer  is  responsible  that  communications  sent  to 
him  are  promptly  acted  upon.  In  a  case  requiring  the  action  of 
the  commander,  the  staff  ofhcer  will  submit  the  case  to  him  through 
the  Chief  of  Staff  (adjutant  general  or  adjutant),  with  a  memo- 
randum, when  necessary,  giving  a  summary  of  the  case  and  con- 
taining his  recommendation  as  to  proper  action. 

In  case  of  routine  papers  to  be  forwarded  or  returned  to  higher 
authority,  the  staff  officer  will  submit  them  with  indorsement 
prepared  for  signature  of  the  commander^  if  to  be  returned  or  trans- 
mitted, with  instructions  or  remarks,  the  indorsement  will  be  pre- 
pared for  signature  of  the  adjutant  general  (or  adjutant). 

When  acted  upon  by  the  commander  the  proper  steps  to  carry 
such  action  into  effect  will  be  taken  by  the  Chief  of  Staff  (adjutant 
general  or  adjutant),  and  the  papers  returned  to  the  office  of  record, 
when  it  will  be  finally  disposed  of.  i.  e.,  filed,  forwarded,  trans- 
mitted, or  returned,  without  further  indorsement  or  action  of  that 
office,  except  to  note  disposition  in  the  record.  (G.  O.  191,  W.  D., 
1905.) 

1319.  The  u^  of  the  letters-received  book  with  index,  the  letters- 
sent  book  with  index,  and  the  order  book,  will  be  discontinued 
throughout  the  Army  by  August  31,  1906,  or  as  soon  thereafter  as 
practicable,  in  all  administrative  units  and  offices  below  depart- 
ment headquarters.  These  books  will  be  replaced  by  a  corre- 
spondence book  with  index,  a  document  file,  and  an  order  file.  The 
correspondence  book  and  index  will  be  furnished  in  each  case  by 
the  bureau  that  is  supplying  the  books  now  in  use.  (Par.  1,  G.  O. 
109,  W.  D.,  1906.) 

1320.  "Instructions  for  use  of  Correspondence  Book,"  published 
in  G.  O.  109,  \V.  D.,  1906,  are  required  to  be  placed  on  the  inside 
of  the  top  cover  of  each  correspondence  book  (converted  and  new) 
and  of  each  separate  index.     (Par.  6,  G.  O.  109,  W.  D.,  1906.) 

1321.  Official  communications  will  be  signed  or  authenticated 
with  the  pen  and  not  by  facsimiles.  Signatures  will  be  plainly 
and  legibly  written,  with  the  rank  and  regiment  or  corps  of  the 
Ti^iter  annexed.     (A.  R.,  792.) 

^'1822.  Officers  detailed  as  members  of  the  General  Staff  Corps 
and  those  detailed  in  the  several  staff  departments  and  corps  will 
be  addressed  and  designated  in  correspondence  and  order?  only 
according  to  their  rank  and  the  positions  to  which  they  are  detailed, 
thus,  "Maj.  A.  B.  C,  General  Staff;"  "Capt.  D.  E.  F.,  Paymas- 
ter," etc.,  and  they  will  append  only  such  titles  to  their  official 
signatures,  except  where  their  assignment  to  duty  involves  the  use 


RECORDS  AND  CORRESPONDENCE.  201 

of  another  title,  as  in  the  case  of  an  adjutant  general,  chief  quar- 
termaster, etc.,  of  a  military  department,  and  in  these  cases  also 
the  arm  of  the  service  from  which  the  officer  is  detailed  will  be 
omitted.     (G.  0.,  24,  W.  D.,  1903.) 

1323.  An  officer  on  duty  in  office  of  an  inspector  general  of  a 
division  and  not  detailed  as  an  "acting  inspector  general"  by  the 
War  Department  should  not  append  that  title  to  his  official  signa- 
ture. If  in  charge  of  the  office,  the  words  "In  charge  of  office" 
should  follow  his  rank  and  regiment  or  corps.     (13576-A,  O.  I,  G.) 

1324.  Copies  of  any  records  or  papers  in  the  War  Department  or  any 
of  its  bureaus,  or  at  the  headquarters  of  an  army,  corps,  division, 
or  brigade,  or  of  a  territorial  division  or  department,  if  authenti- 
cated by  the  impressed  stamp  of  the  bureau  or  office  of  the  War 
Department,  or  of  the  headquarters  having  custody  of  the  originals 
(e.  g.,  "The  Adjutant  General's  Office,  Official  Copy,")  may  be 
admitted  in  evidence  equally  with  the  originals  thereof  before 
any  military  court,  commission  or  ,;board,  or  in  any  administrative 
matter  under  the  War  Department.     (G.  O.  198,  W.  D.,  1908.) 

1325.  The  use  of  colored  inks,  except  as  carmine  or  red  ink  is 
used  in  annotation,  ruling,  or  compliance  with  specific  instructions 
issued  by  the  War  Department  on  blank  forms  or  otherwise,  is  pro- 
hibited in  the  records  and  correspondence  of  the  Army.    (A.  R.,  836.) 

1326.  The  preparation  of  muster  rolls,  pay  rolls,  inventories  of 
effects,  and  certificates  of  disability  for  discharge,  on  a  typewriting 
machine,  is  authorized,  provided  a  black-record  ribbon  of  standard 
quality  is  used,  but  carbon  copies  of  such  papers  will  not  be  for- 
warded to  the  War  Department. 

Under  no  circumstances  will  discharge  certificates  and  final 
statements  be  prepared  on  a  typewriting  machine.  (Cir.41,  W.  D., 
1909.) 

1327.  Indelible  pencil  may  be  used:  In  target  record.  (Par. 
100,  363,  Prov.  S.  A.  F.  M.)  In  correspondence  book.  (G.  O.  109, 
W.  D.,  1906,  par.  6  (a).) 

1328.  Printed  letter  and  note  headings  for  division  and  depart- 
ment headquarters  and  for  posts,  regiments,  and  schools  of  instruc- 
tion will  contain  in  the  upper  left  corner  a  brief  request  for  refer- 
ence to  the  file  number  in  making  reply.  Names  of  officers  or  other 
persons,  or  telephone  numbers,  will  not  be  printed  on  letter  or 
note  headings  for  use  in  any  branch  of  the  military  service.  (A.  R.., 
521.) 

1329.  Penalty  clause  on  envelopes  may  be  either  written  or 
printed.     (Cir.  65,  W.  D.,  1909.) 


202  BECORDS  AND  CORRESPONDENCE. 

1330.  Sections  5403  and  5408,  R.  S.,  prescribe  penalties  for  the 
fraudulent  or  wrongful  destruction,  withdrawal,  or  removal  from 
any  public  office  of  any  public  record,  paper,  or  document  therein 
deposited.     (A.  R.,  837.) 

1331.  Furnishing  of  information  by  persons  in  the  military 
service.     (A.  R.,  838.) 

1332.  Information  from  official  records;  how  furnished  Congress. 
(Cir.  82,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

1333.  Rules  with  regard  to  original  records  loaned  by  bureaus 
or  offices  of  the  War  Department  or  by  the  headquarters  of  an  army, 
corps,  division,  or  brigade,  or  of  a  territorial  division,  or  department, 
for  use  by  or  before  courts-martial,  military  commissions,  courts 
of  inquiry,  and  retiring,  examining,  and  other  boards.  (G.  O.,  32, 
W.  D.,  1909.) 

1334.  Correspondence  relative  to  debts  of  soldiers  to  merchants. 
(Cir.  47,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

1335.  Hereafter  disciplinary  measures  will  be  resorted  to  in  all 
cases  of  neglect  of  officers  to  make  prompt  reply  to  official  commu- 
nications without  satisfactory  excuse  for  the  delay.  (Cir.  25, 
W.  D.,  1906.) 

1336.  In  vouchers,  correspondence,  etc.,  the  Regulations  will 
be  referred  to  by  paragraphs;  and  in  all  cases  where  an  abbre- 
viated form  of  reference  to  them  may  properly  be  used,  the  fol- 
lowing style  of  notation  will  be  adopted:  A.  R.,  86,  A.  R.,  279 
(Army  Regulations,  paragraphs  86,  279,  etc.).  The  same  style 
of  notation  will  be  used  when  reference  is  made  to  sections  of  the 
Revised  Statutes,  e.  g.,  R.  S.,  §1115,  etc.     (G.  O.  84,  A.  G.  O.,  1881.) 

1337.  Conventional  signs  and  abbreviations  for  use  in  official 
correspondence  and  on  maps,  charts,  and  fire-control  diagrams  of 
fire-control  stations.     (G.  O.  114,  \V.  D.,  1907;   D.  R.  C.  A.,  116.) 

1338.  Use  of  the  word  "confidential"  in  communications  from 
the  War  Department,  and  responsibility  of  persons  receiving  such 
communications;  publications  which  are  not  to  be  considered 
confidential  in  future.     (Cir.  78,  W.  D.,  1907.) 

1339.  Military  correspondence — general  regulations.  (A.  R., 
786-803.) 

1340.  Channels  of  communication.  (A.  R.,  196,  756,  795-803; 
G.  0.  215,  W.  D.,  1907;  Cir.  20,  W.  D.,  1908.) 

1341.  Direct  correspondence.     (A.  R.,  796,  797.) 

1342.  In  all  territorial  divisions  correspondence  with  the  War 
Department  will  be  through  the  division  commander,  unless  other- 

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RECORDS  AND  CORRESPONDENCE.  208 

wise  directed  in  Army  Regulations  and  War  Department  orders. 
(A.  R.,  196.) 

1343.  All  correspondence,  reports  and  returns  relating  to  the 
instruction,  discipline,  status  or  movements  of  their  commands,  or 
to  the  commissioned  or  enlisted  personnel  thereof,  will  pass  through 
department  commanders;  and  all  other  correspondence,  reports  and 
returns,  including  such  as  relate  to  the  shelter,  supply  and  equip- 
ment of  troops,  the  sanitation  of  posts  and  other  like  matters  of  an 
administrative  nature,  will  pass  directly  between  post  and  diAasion 
commanders.  (War  Department  instructions  May  15,  1911;  15187, 
O.  I.  G.)     See  par.  2,  G.  O.  129,  W.  D.,  1911,  as  to  Dept.  of  Hawaii. 

1344.  A  commander  or  chief  of  bureau  may  communicate  with 
those  under  his  command  or  direction  through  a  staff  or  other  suit- 
able officer.  With  all  others  he  will  himself  make  the  communica- 
tion.    (A.  R.,  800.) 

1345.  Officers  who  forward  communications  will  indorse  thereon 
their  approval  or  disapproval,  with  remarks.  No  communication 
will  be  forwarded  to  the  War  Department  by  a  department  com- 
mander or  other  superior  officer  for  the  action  of  the  Secretary  of 
War  without  some  recommendation  or  expression  of  opinion.  (A. 
R.,  799.) 

1346.  Correspondence  relative  to  transfer  of  supplies  from  one 
post  to  another  or  from  post  to  depot  should  pass  through  military 
channels.     (Secretary  of  War,  Feb.  9,  1909;  13375,  O.  I.  G.) 

1347.  Official  communications  that  are  sent  to  the  office  of  The! 
Adjutant  General  of  the  Army  should  be  addressed  to  him  and  not 
through  him  to  some  other  destination.  ^Miile  The  Adjutant  Gen- 
e-ral  can  be  relied  upon  to  make  proper  disposition,  subject  to  the 
direction  of  the  Secretary  of  War,  of  any  papers  coming  to  his  office, 
there  is  no  objection  to  a  request  being  included  in  any  communi- 
cation sent  to  his  office  that  the  paper  be  acted  upon  or  disposed  of 
in  a  specific  way,  but  any  such  request  should  be  embodied  in  the 
communication  which  should  be  addressed  directly  to  The  Adjutant 
General.  Correspondents  should  not  undertake,  by  addressing 
papers  through  The  Adjutant  General,  to  prescribe  the  disposition 
that  shall  be  made  of  those  papers  after  they  reach  him.  That  dispo- 
sition must  be  left  open  for  action  by  the  Chief  of  Staff  or  the  Secre- 
tary of  War,  or  both.     (Cir.  8,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

1348.  All  correspondence  between  the  heads  of  staff  departments 
and  officers  on  duty  at  general  recruiting  stations,  general  recruit 
depots,  or  the  United  States  Military  Prison  will  be  addressed  to  The 
Adjutant  General  of  the  Army,  except  in  cases  in  which  direct  com- 


S94  KECORDS  AND  CORRESPONDENCE. 

munication  is  authorized  by  paragraph  789,  Army  Regulations.  In 
such  cases  the  correspondence  should  not  pass  through  the  office  of 
any  intermediate  authority.     (Cir.  34,  W,  D.,  1907.) 

1349.  Correspondence  with  Division  of  Militia  Affairs.  (^Org. 
Mil.  Regs.,  390-392.) 

1350.  Regulations  governing  correspondence,  records,  action  on 
papers,  etc.,  office  of  Chief  of  Staff.     (G.  O.  68,  W.  D.,  1911 .) 

1351.  Hereafter  all  papers  or  documents  presented  to  the  Sec- 
retary of  War  for  signature  shall  either  be  initialed  with  ink  or  indel- 
ible pencil  by  the  person  responsible  therefor,  or  accompanied  by  a 
signed  communication  identifying  them,  provided  that  in  cases 
where  carbon  copies  are  made  at  the  time  of  writing  the  carbon  copy 
shall  be  so  initialed,  instead  of  the  original,  and  shall  accompany  the 
communication.     (Cir.  R,  \V.  D.,  June  26,  1909.) 

1352.  A  paper  submitted  for  the  action  of  the  Secretary  of  War 
will  be  so  prepared  that  the  last  indorsement  or  report  shall  contain, 
in  the  fewest  possible  words,  a  summary  of  the  case,  unless  this  ap- 
pears in  some  report  on  the  same  or  an  accompanying  paper  to  which 
reference  is  made.  It  should  also  show  the  question  to  be  decided, 
and  conclude  with  an  opinion  or  recommendation.  WTien  neces- 
sary, the  law,  orders,  or  customs  of  the  service  governing  in  like  cases 
will  be  stated,  and  the  case  made  complete  in  itself,  so  that  reference 
to  previous  papers  will  only  be  necessary  to  afford  more  definite  in- 
formation upon  matters  already  summarized  in  the  report.  As  pa- 
pers submitted  in  person  can  be  orally  explained,  it  will  be  sufficient, 
in  the  majority  of  such  cases,  to  indorse  on  each  an  opinion  or  recom- 
mendation, omitting  the  other  requirements  of  this  paragraph. 

Chiefs  of  bureaus  are  requested  to  see  that  the  requirements  of  this 
paragraph  are  fully  complied  with.     (Cir.  I,  W.  D.,  Mar.  10,  1910.) 

Books  and  records. 

1353.  Artillery  district.     (A.  R.,  309.) 

1354.  Post.  (A.  R,  211,  318,  835,  972;  G.  O.  249,  W.  D.,  1907); 
morning  and  guard  reports  (Cir.  33,  W.  D.,  1908;  G.  O.  194,  W.  D., 
1909);  file  of  desertion  circulars  (Cir.  3,  W.  D.,  1910);  garrison  school 
records  (G.  0.  70,  W.  D.,  1910). 

1355.  Postbakery.    (M.S.  D., 274, 289;  A.  R., 329;  13382,0. 1.  G.) 

1356.  Military  convicts  at  postw.  (G.  O.  148,  W.  D.,  1908;  M.  G. 
D.,  322.) 

1357.  Fieldj.note8,. route  maps,  and  joumalB  of  marches.  (A.  R., 
4.54-455.) 


RECORDS  AND  CORRESPONDENCE.  205 

1368.  In  order  that  the  maximum  amount  of  time  may  be  devoted 
lo  the  practical  and  theoretical  instruction  of  troops,  division,  de- 
partment, and  post  commanders  will  reduce  official  correspondence 
at  their  headquarters  to  the  minimum  consistent  with  efficient  ad- 
ministration. To  this  end  post  commanders  will  dispose  of  matters 
of  routine  as  far  as  practicable  by  personal  interview  with  the  indi- 
viduals concerned  at  such  hours  as  will  least  interfere  with  the  in- 
struction of  their  commands.     (G.  0. 195,  W.  D.,  1910;  14661, 0. 1.  G.) 

1359.  Rostei-s.  (A.  R.,  251,  282,  366-375;  M.  G.  D.,  1-10,  13-18, 
21,  23-24,  26,  30,  35-37,  39;  and  M.  G.  D.,  11,12, 19,  20,  22,  25,  29,  31, 
34,  and  40,  amended  by  G.  O.  210,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

1360.  Fort  record  book  and  files  to  be  kept  by  the  commanding 
officer  of  each  coast  artillery  fort  as  defined  in  D.  R.  C.  A.  77.  (C. 
A.  M.  6,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

1361.  Emplacement  book  to  be  kept  by  the  officer  responsible 
for  each  gun  battery  and  for  each  tactical  mortar  battery  at  a  seacoast 
fortification.     (C.  A.  M.  7,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

1362.  The  entry  in  emplacement  books  of  data  concerning  bench 
marks  is  not  required  by  C.  A.  M.,  7,  W.  D.,  1910,  and  should 
not  be  required  by  district  commanders.  (Chief  of  Coast  Artillery, 
Nov.  5,  1910;  14410-A,  0.  I.  G.) 

1363.  Emplacement  book  files  are  no  longer  to  be  kept.  Range 
tables,  retained  reports  of  target  practice,  and  carbon  copies  of  impor- 
tant letters  should  be  entered  directly  in  emplacement  books.  (Sec- 
retary of  War,  Dec.  19,  1910;  12098,  O.  I.  G.) 

1364.  Of  coast  artillery  subposts.  In  view  of  the  fact  that  at  any 
time  it  may  be  necessary  or  advisable  to  regarrison  these  subposts,  it 
is  recommended  that  none  of  the  records  pertaining  thereto  be  dis- 
turbed, but  that  they  remain  complete  and  in  the  offices  to  which 
they  pertain,  being  securely  locked  up  and  cared  for  under  the  direct 
orders  of  the  district  commander  concerned  and  in  the  same  manner 
that  the  Government  property  pertaining  to  these  subposts  remains 
therein.  The  noncommissioned  officer  in  charge  of  the  detachment 
is  responsible  for  the  care  and  preservation  of  the  subpost  with  all 
that  pertains  thereto.  (Chief  of  Coast  Artillery,  approved  by  the 
Secretary  of  War,  July  25,  1910,  published  in  Cir.  22,  Department  of 
the  Gulf,  1910.) 

1365.  Regimental.  (A.  R.,  258,  259,  325,  835;  G.  O.  1,  W.  D., 
1905,  amended  by  G.  0.  7,  W.  D.,  1910;  G.  0.  249;  W.  D.,  1907,  con- 
strued by  Cir.  33,  W.  D.,  1908.) 

1366.  Record-card  system  (G.  O.  92,  W.  D.,  1909)  not  extended 
to  regimental  headquarters.    (14445-A,  0.  I.  G.) 


206  RECORDS  AND  CORRESPONDENCE. 

1367.  Coast  artillery  band  fund  records.     (A.  R.,  326.) 

1368.  A  correspondence  book  and  a  document  file  are  part  of  the 
records  of  a  regimental  band,  to  be  kept  separately  from  the  regimen- 
tal records.  (A.  R.,  15,  280;  G.  0.  109,  W.  D.,  1906,  par.  4c;  13545, 
O.  I.G.) 

1369.  The  battalion,  in  a  regiment,  is  not  an  administrative  unit 
and  has  no  separate  records.     (A.  R.,  244.)     See  par.  99,  ante. 

1370.  Battalions  not  organized  into  regiments.  (A.  R.,  244; 
G.  O.  1,  W.  D.,  1905,  amended  by  G.  O.  7,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

1371.  Company  (A.  R.  280-282,  318,  332,  835,  1172,  1174,  1384, 
1493,  1494);  morning  report  (G.  O.  194,  W.  D.,  1909);  target  record 
(Prov.  S.  A.  F.  M.,  pp.  75,  214);  record  of  sizes  of  clothing 
(U.  R.  37);  descriptive  lists  (Cir.  12,  W.  D.,  1910;  G.  0.  134,  W.  D., 
1911);  mess-fund  account  books  (G.  O.  148,  W.  D.,  1908);  memo- 
randum of  diseases  and  injuries  of  public  animals  (G.  0.  252,  W.  D., 
1909);  additional  for  an  independent  company  (G.  O.  1,  W.  D., 
1905,  amended  by  G.  O.  7,  W.  D.,  1910). 

1372.  F'or  the  sake  of  brevity,  the  "Descriptive  List,  Military 
Record,  and  Statement  of  Accounts"  of  a  soldier,  will  be  referred  to 
hereafter,  in  all  official  communications  requiring  reference  to  it,  as 
the  "Descriptive  List."     (G.  0.  162,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

1373.  Retained  papers  relating  to  accountability  for  property 
pertaining  to  a  company  or  detachment.     (Cir.  84,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

1374.  Records  of  artillery  firing  will  be  kept  at  seacoast  forts  and 
by  organizations  of  mobile  artillery.  (A.  R.  1572;  C.  A.  M.  11, 
W.  D.,  1910;  G.  O.  46,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

1375.  When  a  regiment  or  company  is  relieved  from  duty  in  a 
division  or  department,  the  devision  and  department  orders  in  its 
possession,  except  extracts  of  special  orders,  will  be  disposed  of 
under  instructions  of  the  division  and  department  commanders. 
(A.  R.,  258,  281.) 

1376.  In  every  staff  corps  and  department,  regiment,  battalion 
not  forming  part  of  a  regiment,  and  independent  troop,  battery  or 
company,  will  be  kept  a  detailed  history  of  the  services  of  the 
organization.  The  history  will,  at  all  times,  be  kept  as  nearly  up  to 
date  as  possible.     (G.  O.  1,  W.  D.,  1905;  G.  O.  7,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

1377.  What  regimental  and  company  books  and  papers  are  to  be 
permanently  preserved  and  what  destroyed  after  five  years.  (A.  R., 
258,  281.) 

1378.  Before  books  and  papers  are  destroyed  under  A.  R.,  249 
and  272,  1904  (A.  R.,  258  and  281,  1910),  they  should  be  carefully 


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examined  to  see  that  everything  of  historical  value  therein  has  been 
embodied  in  the  history  of  the  organization.     (G.  O.  1,  W.  D.,  1905.) 

1379.  Quartermaster.  (Q.  M.  M.,  27,  28,  31,  534-536  and  535i, 
G.  O.  71,  W.  D.,  1905;  Q.  M.  M.,  652-654;  G.  O.  109,  W.  D.,  1906; 
Cir.  7,  Q.  M.  G.  0.,  1909,  amended  by  C'ir.  5,  Q.  M.  G.  O.,  1910; 
Cir.  11,  Q.  M.  G.  0.,  1909;  A.  R.  1035.)  Property  records.  (Cir. 
18,  Q.  M.  G.  O.,  1911.)  File  descriptive  cards  of  public  animals. 
(A.  R.,  1086,  G.  O.  252,  W.  D.,  1909.)  Memorandum  of  diseases  and 
injuries  of  public  animals.  (G.  O.  252,  W.  D.,  1909.)  Account  of 
fuel  and  light  issued  to  soldiers  entitled  to  or  occupying  separate 
rooms  as  quarters.     (Cir.  18,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

\^ntien  a  public  animal  is  transferred,  the  descriptive  card  (Form 
No.  277,  A.  G.  O.)  will  accompany  the  animal,  the  responsible 
officer  being  the  proper  custodian  of  the  card.  (Cir.  54,  W.  D., 
1909.) 

1380.  Post  laundry  records.     (G.  O.  68,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

1381.  Commissary.  (M.  S.  D.,  291,  amended  by  G.  O.  193, 
W.  D.,  1910;  M.  S.  D.,  293-299;  G.  0. 109,  W.  D.,  1906;  Cir.  8,  Office 
of  Commissary  General,  1909.) 

1382.  Military  hospitals.  (M.  M.  D.,  172,  322,  395-474.)  Com- 
pleted morning  reports  of  sick  will  be  preserved  for  a  period  of  one 
year,  unless  the  command  is  sooner  discontinued,  when  they  will  be 
destroyed.  (A.  R.,  1493.)  Register  of  the  hospital  fund  discon- 
tinued, and  replaced  by  duplicate  of  the  monthly  statement  of  the 
hospital  fund.  (M.  M.  D.,  322;  14057,  O.  I.  G.)  Entries  to  be  made 
with  reference  to  proficiency  in  identification  work  when  a  member 
of  the  Hospital  Corps  is  transferred,  discharged,  or  reenlisted. 
(G.  0.  8,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

Dental  records.     (M.  M.  D.,  475-483.) 

Ambulance  companies:  Peace  (M.  M.  D.,  156,  160);  war  (M.  M.  D., 
628,  785). 

Field  hospitals:  Peace  (M.  M.  D.,  156,  160);  war  (M.  M.  D.,  655, 
785). 

Medical  supply  depots.     (M.  M.  D.,  380,  400,  404-408.) 

Medical  Department  in  the  field.     (M.  M.  D.,  778-788.) 

1383.  Accumulations  of  obsolete  and  worthless  documents  at 
independent  administrative  offices  of  the  Medical  Department,  how 
disposed  of.     (M.  M.  D.,  405.) 

1384.  Identification  records  of  enlisted  men.  (W.  D.  G.  O.  68, 
206,  1906;  103,  1908;  32,  119,  1909;  W.  D.  Cirs.  44,  1906;  2,  75, 
1907;  16,  51,  79,  1908;  11,  1909.)  Of  military  convicts.  (G.  O.  77 
and  Cir.  48,  W.  D.,  1910.) 


208  B.ECORDS  AND  CORRESPONDENCE. 

1385.  Paymasters.     (M.  P.  D.,  75,  813.) 

1386.  Engineer  Department.     (E.  R.,  80-102.) 

1387.  Records  to  be  furnished  district  Artillery  engineers  by  the 
Signal  Corps  whenever  the  latter  transfers  a  standard  fire-control 
installation  to  the  Coast  Artillery  Corps.     (G.  0.  107,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

1388.  Cable  book.     (G.  O.  202,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

1389.  To  be  maintained  by  the  Artillery  engineer.  (S.  C.  M. 
No.  8,  p.  343.) 

1390.  Records  of  the  history  and  operations  of  fortification  power 
plants,  mining  casemates,  searchlights,  and  fire-control  installations 
to  be  kept  in  the  ofFue  of  the  post  Artillery  engineer.  (Par.  10,  G.  O. 
182,  W.  D.,  1907.) 

1391.  Ordnance.  (O.  R.  pp.  50,  51.)  Financial  records  to  be 
kept  at  ordnance  stations.  (Ord.  Orders  12,  1910,  pp.  24-44,  163.) 
When  the  Record  Book  of  Receipts  and  Disbursements  is  kept,  the 
retained  Account  Current  and  Abstract  of  Disbursements  need  not 
be  executed.     (Ord.  Orders  12,  1910,  p.  164.) 

1392.  Powder  book  to  be  kept  by  the  ordnance  officer  at  every 
seacoast  fort.     (Art.  Mem.  No.  4,  \V.  D.,  1904.) 

1393.  Kept  by  Artillery  district  ordnance  officer:  Record  of  work 
performed  by  each  resident  and  nonresident  ordnance  machinist  in 
the  district.'  (G.  O.  62,  W.  D.,  1908,  par.  IV,  sec.  24;  G.  O.  102, 
W.  D.,  1909.) 

1394.  The  keeping  of  the  ''Record  of  Ordnance  and  Ordnance 
Stores  at  Posts"  (Form  No.  21,  Ordnance  Department),  described  in 
Artillery  Memorandum  No.  1,  War  Department,  1907,  will  hereafter 
be  optional  with  artillerj-^  district  ordnance  officers.  (C.  A.  M.  3, 
W.  D.,  1909.)  ;V. 

1395.  Signal  Corps  records  pertaining  to  military  telegraph  lines  to 
be  kept  in  telegraph  offices.  (S.  C.  M.  No.  2,  rules  3,  36,  45,  54, 
61-64.)     To  be  kept  at  wireless  stations.     (S.  C.  M.  No.  2,  rule  143.) 

1396.  Chaplains.     (A.  R.,  45.) 

1397.  National  cemetery  record  books:  Letters-received  book  and 
index;  letters-sent  book  and  index;  record  of  dusbursements;  burial 
register;  visitors'  register.     (N.  C.  R.,  160.) 

1398.  The  following  books  and  records  are  required  to  be  kept  in 
connection  with  recruit  administration: 

(a)  At  general  recruit  depots. — Correspondence  book  (A.  R.,  211); 
consolidated  morning  report  (A.  R.,  211);  company  morning  report 
(A.  R.,  280);  sick  report  (A.  R.,  280);  guard  report  (A.  R.,  211); 
monthly  report  of  medical  examination  of  applicants  for  enlistment — 
retained   copy.  Form   265,  A.  G.    O.  (A.  R.,  888);  document  file 


RECORDS  AND  CORRESPONDENCE.  209 

A.  R.,  211);  order  file  (A.  R.,  211);  copies  of  all  returns  and  reports 
rendered,  if  not  contained  in  document  file  (A.  R.,  211;  12063, 
O.  I.  G.);  copies  of  D.  and  A.  cards  (Cir.  23,  W.  D.,  1908);  monthly 
reports  of  elopements  of  accepted  applicants  (G.  0.  243,  W.  D., 
1909). 

All  records  pertaining  to  recruit  administration  at  recruit  depots 
and  depot  posts  will  be  so  kept  that  a  change  may,  without  interfer- 
ence, be  made  at  any  time  in  the  post  personnel.     (A.  R.,  858.) 

(6)  At  recruit  depot  posts. — Monthly  report  of  medical  examination 
of  applicants  for  enlistment — retained  copy,  Form  265,  A.  G.  O. 
(A.  R.,  888;  12063,  O.  I.  G.);  copies  of  D.  and  A.  cards  (Cir.  23, 
W.  D.,  1908);  monthly  reports  of  elopements  of  accepted  applicants 
(G.  O.  243,  W.  D.,  1909). 

(c)  At  other  garrisoned  posts. — Monthly  report  of  medical  examina- 
tion of  applicants  for  enlistment— retained  copy.  Form  265,  A.  G.  O. 
(A.  R.,  888;  12063,  O.  I.  G.). 

{d)  At  general  recruiting  stations  (main). — Correspondence  book 
(A.  R.,  211);  company  morning  report  (A.  R.,  280);  sick  report 
(A.  R.,  280);  record  of  meals  (Cir.  letter,  A.  G.  O.,  June  24,  1909); 
copies  of  D.  and  A.  cards  (Cir.  23,  W.  D.,  1908) ;  book  of  transportation 
requests  (Cir.  41,  W.  D.,  1906);  document  file  (A.  R.,  211);  order 
file  (A.  R.,  211);  copies  of  all  returns  and  reports  rendered,  if  not, 
contained  in  document  file  (A.  R.,  211);  muster  roll  of  recruiting 
party — retained  copy  (Cir.  letter,  A.  G.  O.,  Apr.  8, 1907).  And  where 
the  recruiting  officer  is  a  disbursing  officer:  Cash  book;  check  book 
(A.  R.,  619-621;  12063,  0.  I.  G.). 

Circular  23,  War  Department,  1908,  requires  recruiting  officers  at 
general  recruiting  stations  to  file  thereat  copies  of  the  descriptive 
and  assignment  cards  of  all  applicants  for  enlistment  examined  by  the 
recruiting  officer,  whether  the  applicants  be  accepted  or  rejected. 
(Indorsement,  A.  G.  O.,  Sept.  3,  1908;  ]2598,  O.  I.  G.) 

(e)  At  auxiliary  stations. — As  the  recruiting  officer  simply  makers 
visits  to  these  (auxiliary)  stations  when  candidates  for  enlistment 
are  assembled,  and  as  such  a  station  is  frequently  operated  by  a 
single  soldier,  few  or  no  records  are  kept  there.  The  records  of  the 
parties  are  all  kept  at  the  main  stations.  While  it  might  be  well  to 
keep  records  at  some  of  the  more  important  auxiliary  stations,  it  will 
be  readily  seen  that  for  the  department  to  prescribe  a  rule  in  tbis 
respect  for  all  the  auxiliary  stations  of  varying  degrees  of  importance 
is  wholly  impracticable.  The  matter  has  therefore  been  left  to  the 
judgment  of  the  responsible  officer  who  can  best  judge  what  records 

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210  RECRUITING    SERVICE. 

should  be  kept  at  each  place.     (M.  S.  O.  letter,  July  9,  1904;  Cir. 
letter,  O.d.  G.,  July  25,  1904.) 

KECRUITINQ    SERVICE. 

Recruiting  Stations.  ifrt^.^r  »f,, 

1399.  Applicants. — Instructions  as  to  qualifications  of  applicantk" 
for  enlistment,  rates  of  pay  of  enlisted  men,  etc.  (Cir.  69,  W.  b., 
1910.) 

Rules  for  physical  examination.  (G.  O.,  66,  W.  D.,  1910.)  Minj- 
mum  visual  requirements.     (Cir.  26,  W.  D.,  1909.)  . 

Test  in  English  language.     (G.  0.,  37,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

Minors.     (W.  D.  Cirs.  54,  1909;  69,  81,  1910.) 

Those  who  have  once  declined  enlistment  after  having  been 
accepted.     (G.  O.,  243,  W.  D.,  1909.)  '  ;' 

Ex-convicts.  (A.  R.  866;  Cir.  letter,  A.  G.  O.,  July  20,  19li; 
]3218-G,  O.  I.  G.) 

1400.  Men  who  present  themselves  for  enlistment  m  the  Army 
will  be  interrogated  as  to  service  in  the  National  Guard  and  in  the 
event  that  they  have  served  in  such  State  troops  they  will  be  required 
to  present  satisfactory  evidence  that  they  have  been  honorably  dis- 
charged therefrom,  or  if  unable  to  do  so,  enlistment  will  be  refused. 
(Cir.  13,  A.  G.  O.,  1903.)     Also  see  Cir.  62,  W.  D.,  1908. 

1401.  Officers  on  duty  at  the  general  recruiting  stations  will  see 
that  the  question  of  special  assignment  of  applicants  is  settled  while 
the  applicants  are  at  the  recruiting  stations.  (Cir.  letter,  A.  G.  O., 
July  30,  1907.)     See  Cir.  letter,  A.  G.  O.,  Mar.  17,  1908. 

1403.  Instructions  as  to  the  prompt  forwarding  of  accepted  appli- 
cants and  papers  pertaining  to  them  from  general  recruiting  stations 
to  recruit  depots  and  depot-posts.     (Cir.  44,  W.  D.,  1907.) 

1403.  Punishment  for  violation  of  R.  S.,  5439,  in  the  matter  of 
procuring  subsistence  and  transportation  by  fraudulent  application 
for  enlistment  in  the  Army.     (Cir.  54,  91,  W.  D.,  1908.) 

Return  transportation  from  depot  to  station  not  to  be  furnished 
certain  applicants.     (Cir.  7,  W.  D.,  1908.) 

1404.  Arms  and  equipments. — Arms  will  not  be  issued  to  recruiting 
parties.     (Cir.  14,  W.  D.,  1904.)    Belts.     (U.  R.  38.)  •' 

1405.  Flags,  posters,  and  signs. — Recruiting  and  advertising  flags. 
(A.R.,224.)    How  displayed.     (Cir.  letter,  A.  G.  O.,  July  30, 1907.) 

Supervision  and  inspection  by  recruiting  officers  of  posters  put  up 
under  contract.     (Cir.  letter,  A.  G.  0.,  July  1,  1910.) 


RECRUITING  SERVICE.  211 

Posters  that  are  to  be  put  up  without  expense  to  the  Government 
for  billposting.     (Cir.  letter,  A.  G.  O.,  Aug.  26,  1909.) 

Recruiting  signs  for  general  recruiting  stations.  (Cir.  letter,  A.  G. 
O.,  Jan.  14,  1908.) 

It  is  important  that  at  every  recruiting  station  the  flag  be  effect- 
ively displayed,  and  that  the  posters  and  recruiting  sign  be  judi- 
ciously placed.     (Cir.  letter,  A.  G.  O.,  July  30,  1907.) 

1406.  Inspection. — Inspecting  officers  in  making  inspections  of 
general  recruiting  stations  will  take  special  care  to  ascertain  and 
report  whether  the  requirements  of  Circular  27,  War  Department, 
1908,  are  observed.     (Par.  5,  Cir.  27,  W.  D.,  1908.) 

Instructions  to  inspectors  general  relative  to  recruiting  officers, 
their  interest  in  and  aptitude  for  their  work,  efforts  to  secure  recruits 
character,  appearance,  and  suitability  of  recruiting  parties;  dress  and 
soldierly  appearance  of  door  orderly;  attractiveness  of  station,  ad- 
vertising, display  of  flag,  etc.  (Cir.  letter,  O.  I.  G.,  Apr.  6,  1908; 
12359  O.  I.  G.)    Also  see  par.  117,  ante. 

1407.  Inspection  of  auxiliary  stations. — ' '  The  Chief  of  Staff,  having 
decided  that  inspections  of  auxiliary  recruiting  stations  are  not  neces- 
sary, directs  that  the  inspector  general  of  your  division  be  advised 
accordingly,  and  that  he  be  instructed,  upon  his  visit  to  the  main 
station,  to  make  special  inquiry  regarding  the  management  of  the 
auxiliary  stations,  the  character  of  personnel  there  located,  etc., 
such  information  to  be  obtained  from  the  recruiting  officer.  If,  upon 
inspection  of  the  main  station,  an  inspector  is  put  in  possession  of  any 
circumstance  at  an  auxiliary  station  which  he  deems  it  important  to 
inquire  into  on  the  ground,  he  should  proceed  to  make  his  inspection 
and  have  his  journey  subsequently  confirmed."  (Cir.  letter,  M.  S. 
O.,  May  29,  1905,  to  Division  Commanders.) 

1408.  Inspection  of  meals.  For  the  purpose  of  ascertaining 
whether  the  meals  furnished  are  suitable  and  in  accordance  with 
the  terms  of  the  agreements  or  contracts  under  which  they  are  fur- 
nished, officers  of  the  general  recruiting  service  will  make  periodical 
inspections  of  the  meals  furnished  at  all  main,  auxiliary,  and  inter- 
mediate recruiting  stations  under  their  charge.  No  more  than  one 
meal  need  be  inspected  at  any  station  in  any  one  day,  but  inspec- 
tions will  be  so  timed  that  different  meals  will  be  inspected  in  suc- 
cession at  each  station.  At  each  main  station  one  or  more  meals 
will  be  inspected  each  week,  and  at  each  auxiliary  or  intermediate 
station  one  or  more  meals  will  be  inspected  during  each  visit  of  the 
recruiting  officer  to  that  station,  but  no  journey  to  any  station  will 
be  made  for  the  sole  purpose  of  inspecting  meals.     The  fact  that  such 


212  RECRTTITING  SERVICE. 

inspection  has  been  made,  the  date  of  the  inspection  at  each  station, 
and  the  meal  or  meals  inspected  on  that  date  will  be  noted  in  the 
column  of  remarks  on  the  station  trimonthly  report  of  the  general 
recruiting  service.  (Cir.  letter,  A.  G.  O.,  Mar.  31,1906.)  See  par. 
668,  ante. 

1409.  Newspapers  and  periodicals. — An  allowance  of  $10  per  anniim 
is  made  for  subscriptions  to  newspapers  and  periodicals  for  each  main 
recruiting  station  designated  by  The  Adjutant  General.  (Form  No. 
371,  Q.  M.  G.  O.,  Mar.  2,  1911.) 

1410.  Office. — Important  that  it  be  on  first  floor  where  flags  and 
recruiting  sign  can  be  displayed  to  attract  attention,  and  where  the 
orderly  will  be  actually  on  the  sidewalk  instead  of  in  hallway.  (Cir. 
letter,  A.  G.  O.,  Nov.  27,  1909;  13218-B,  O.  I.  G.) 

Rooms  will  not  be  selected  in  a  building  the  owners  or  occupants 
of  which  may  object  to  the  posting  of  a  soldier  at  the  main  entrance 
as  required  in  Circular  27,  War  Department,  1908.  (Cir.  27,  W.  D., 
1908.) 

Leasing  of  rooms  for  recruiting  purposes — articles  and  facilities 
to  be  furnished  by  lessors.     (G.  O.  240,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

Location  of  office  at  main  or  central  auxiliary  station  not  to  be 
changed  without  first  obtaining  authority  from  The  Adjutant  Gen- 
eral's Office.     (Cir.  letter,  A.  G.  O.,  Dec.  11,  1909.) 

A  recruiting  station  is  not  to  be  regarded  as  a  "military  station" 
within  the  meaning  of  A.  R.,  109,  1908  [A.  R.,  110,  1910].  (Cirs.  21 
and  41,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

1411.  Office  hours. — Except  on  Sundays  and  holidays,  recruit- 
ing offices  will  be  opened  for  business  daily  not  later  than  8  a.  m. 
and  closed  not  earlier  than  5  p.  m.     (Cir.  27,  W.  D.,  1908.) 

The  Secretary  of  War  has  decided  that  the  Executive  order  dated 
June  25,  1909,  published  in  Circular  42,  War  Department,  1909, 
providing  "  that  during  the  months  of  July,  August,  and  September 
of  each  year,  until  further  notice,  four  hours,  exclusive  of  time  for 
luncheon,  shall  constitute  a  day's  work  on  Saturdays  for  all  clerks 
and  other  employees  of  the  Federal  Government,  wherever  em- 
ployed," does  not  apply  to  Army  recruiting  stations;  (Cir  Ifett^if, 
A.  G.  0.,  July  6,  1911;  15322,  O.  I.  G.) 

1412.  Orderly. — ^Vhen  a  recruiting  party  consists  of  two  or 
more  enlisted  men,  one  man  of  soldierly  bearing  and  properly 
uniformed  will  be  posted  at  the  main  (street)  entrance  of  the 
recruiting  station  during  at  least  four  hours  of  each  week  day,  to 
answer  inquiries  and  direct  a])plicants  to  the  recruiting  office. 
(Cir.  27,  W.  D.,  1908.     See  par.  1418,  post.) 


RECRUITING  SERVICE.  213 

1413.  Passes.— Officers  in  charge  of  general  recruiting  stations 
may  grant  passes  to  members  of  their  parties  for  absence  not  exceed- 
ing 48  hours.     (Cir.  letter,  A.  G.  0.,  Oct.  16,  1909.) 

1414.  Quarters.— The  privilege  of  living  out  of  quarters  may 
be  granted  by  recruiting  officers  to  the  following  classes  of  members 
of  recruiting  parties: 

(1)  Soldiers  who  were  married  prior  to  their  last  enlistment  or 
prior  to  their  transfer  to  the  recruiting  service. 

(2)  Soldiers  who  may  hereafter  receive  permission  from  the  ^Var 
Department  to  marry. 

The  privilege  of  living  out  of  quarters  will  not  be  extended  to 
more  than  one  man  at  each  main  station.  When  an  enlisted  man  to 
whom  this  privilege  has  been  granted  desires  to  be  subsisted  inde- 
pendently, he  will  submit  in  writing  an  application  to  The  Adjutant 
General  of  the  Army  to  be  paid  the  contract  price  of  subsistence. 
This  application  will  be  forwarded  by  the  recruiting  officer,  with 
his  recommendation  and  with  such  information  in  regard  thereto 
as  may  be  deemed  pertinent.     (G.  O.  190,  W.  D.,  1904.) 

G.  0.  190,  W.  D.,  1904,  does  not  contemplate  payment  by  the 
Government  for  a  soldier's  lodgings  when  the  privilege  of  living  out 
of  quarters  is  accorded  him,  and  the  Quartermaster's  Department  is 
prohibited  by  law  from  paying  commutation  of  quarters.  (Secretary 
of  War,  Dec.  2,  1909;  13788,  O.  I.  G.) 

1415.  Records.     (See  par.  1398,  ante.) 

1416.  Regulations  governing  the  recruiting  service.  (A.  R.,  857- 
894.) 

1417.  Toilet  articles  for  recruiting  stations.     (A.  R.,  1240.) 
1418. —  Uniform. — Officers  and  enlisted  men  on  duty  at  general 

recruiting  stations  will  wear,  according  to  the  season,  either  the  dress 
or  the  white  uniform,  but  they  will  not  wear  the  service  uniform. 
This,  however,  is  not  to  be  construed  so  as  to  prevent  such  officers 
and  enlisted  men  from  wearing  olive  drab  shirts  when  considered 
necessary  by  the  recruiting  officer  in  charge.  The  time  of  wearing 
the  white  or  the  dress  uniforn  will  be  determined  for  each  recruiting 
district  by  the  officer  in  charge  of  the  district. 

Recruiting  officers  and  members  of  their  recruiting  parties  will 
be  in  uniform  when  on  duty  as  such. 

While  posted  at  the  main  entrance  of  recruiting  stations,  or  while 
on  duty  in  parks  and  squares,  or  on  other  duty  as  may  be  directed 
by  the  recruiting  officer  in  charge,  enlisted  men  will,  while  wearing 
the  dress  uniform,  wear  white  gloves  and  the  russet-leather  belt; 


214  RECRUITING  SERVICE. 

if  wearing  the  white  uniform  they  will  wear  white  gloves  and  the 
white  web  belt  issued  by  the  Ordnance  Department.     (IT.  R.,  38.) 

Recruiting  officers  will  give  special  attention  to  the  dress  and 
appearance  of  their  men  and  will  take  the  necessary  steps  to  relieve 
from  recruiting  duty  any  men  now  on  their  parties  or  that  may  be 
received  hereafter  who  are  slovenly  or  unsoldierly  in  appearance. 
(Cir.  27,  W.  D.,  1908.) 

Existing  instructions  are  specific  in  requiring  recruiting  officers  to 
be  in  uniform  "while  on  duty  as  such,"  which,  of  course,  includes 
the  time  during  which  they  are  on  duty  at  either  main  or  auxil- 
iary stations.  These  instructions  are  not  construed,  however,  as 
requiring  recruiting  officers  to  be  in  uniform  while  traveling  to  and 
from  auxiliary  stations.  (Indorsement,  A.  G.  O.,  Aug.  29,  1908; 
12587,  O.  I.  G.) 

1419.  White  summer  clothing  for  members  of  recruiting  parties, 
how  supplied  and  disposed  of  when  unserviceable.  (A.  R.,  1183; 
Cirs.  27,  40,  W.  D.,  1908;  Cir.  letter,  A.  G.  O.,  May  20,  1909.) 
When  to  be  worn.     (U.  R.,  p.  52.) 

1420.  Uniform  clothing  will  not  be  issued  to  applicants  for 
enlistment.     (Cir.  41,  W.  D.,  1906.) 

1421.  Vaccination. — Accepted  applicants  are  not  to  be  vaccinated 
at  recruiting  stations.     (A.  R.,  883;  13218-E,  O.  I.  G.) 

Recruit  depots  and  depot  posts. 

1422.  Control  of  division  commanders  over  recruit  depots  with 
reference  to  the  administration  of  military  justice,  payment  of  troops, 
and  limited  inspections.     (A.  R.,  189.) 

1423.  In  all  matters  of  police  and  discipline  recruits  at  recruit 
depot  posts  are  under  the  command  of  the  post  and  department 
commanders,  but  in  all  other  matters,  including  discharges  for 
disability,  they  are  directly  under  the  orders  of  the  War  Depart- 
ment.    (A.  R.,  858.) 

Note. — A  list  of  recruit  depots  and  depot  posts  will  be  found  in 
the  monthly  "Army  List  and  Directory." 

1424.  Recruits  at  general  depots  will  be  organized  for  instruc- 
tion into  recruit  companies  as  may  be  directed  by  the  War  Depart- 
ment.    (A.  R.,  859.) 

1425.  Directions  of  the  Secretary  of  War  relative  to  the  instruc- 
tion of  recruits  at  recruit  depots  communicated  to  the  commanding 
officer  of  each  recruit  depot  by  A.  G.  O.  letter,  dated  December 
6,  1910.     (13218-C,  O.  I.  G.)    Colored  recruits  of  no  previous  serv- 


RECRUITING  SERVICE.  2i5 

ice  are  not  to  be  held  at  recruit  depots  for  instruction.     (Cir.  letter, 
A.  G.  O.,  Feb.  6,  1911;  13218-D,  O.  I.  G.) 

1426.  Applicants  accepted  as  band  musicians  are  to  be  examined 
in  music  before  enlistment  at  a  recruit  depot  or  depot  post.  (Cir. 
letter,  A.  G.  0.,  June  15,  1908.) 

1427.  Special  privileges  or  advantages  not  allowed  officers  in 
selecting  recruits  for  Engineer  companiOiS;  complaints  as  to  character 
of  recruits  assigned  to  such  companies,  etc.  (G.  0.  8,  Office  of  Chief 
of  Engineers,  1909.) 

142  S.  Each  recruit,  before  leaving  a  recruit  depot  for  service  in 
the  Philippines,  will  be  supplied  with  two  pairs  of  summer  drawers, 
two  cotton  undershirts,  and  two  pairs  of  cotton  stockings,  or  such  of 
these  articles  as  are  not  already  in  his  possession,  to  be  taken  with 
him  for  use  on  the  transport  or  after  arrival  in  the  islands.  (Cir. 
letter,  A.  G.  O.,  Apr.  20,  1911,  to  commanding  officers  of  recruit 
depots;  13218-F,  0.  I.  G.) 

1429.  Canvas  bags  for  use  of  recruits  in  carrying  their  effects  from 
recruit  depots  to  first  stations.  (Par.  1,  G.  O.  161,  W.  D.,  1910, 
amended  by  Par.  II,  G.  O.  91,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

1430.  Recruits  en  route  from  recruit  depots  to  join  organizations 
are  to  wear  service  caps.  Service  hats  will  be  issued  to  them 
after  they  shall  have  joined  the  organizations  to  which  they  have 
been  assigned.    (TJ.  R.,  65  (c).) 

1431.  Sending  of  public  property,  in  addition  to  the  articles  of 
personal  equipment  in  the  hands  of  each  recruit,  with  a  detachment 
of  recruits  leaving  a  recruit  depot.     (Cir.  55,  W.  D.,  1908.) 

1432.  Civilian  clothing  of  accepted  recruits  will  be  disinfected 
hereafter  at  recruit  depots  and  depot  posts  instead  of  at  recruiting 
stations.    (Cir.  37,  W.  D.,  1906.) 

1433.  Barber  shop  is  to  be  established  in  connection  with  post 
exchange  at  recruit  depots.  (Chief  of  Staff,  May  23,  1905;  10008, 
O.  I.  G.) 

1434.  Records.    (See  par.  1398,  ante.) 

1435.  The  batteries,  power  plants,  and  other  artillery  acces- 
sories used  for  seacoast-defense  purposes  at  Fort  Slocum,  N.  Y.,  are 
attached  to  and  will  form  a  part  of  the  recruit  depot  thereat.  (G.  O. 
25,  W.  D.,  1907.)  To  be  inspected  by  the  officer  from  the  Inspector 
General's  Office,  War  Department,  when  he  makes  his  inspection 
of  the  recruit  depot.    (Secretary  of  War,  Apr.  9, 1908;  12333,  O.  I.  G.) 

The  batteries,  power  plants,  and  other  artillery  accessories  used 
for  seacoast-def ense  purposes  at  Fort  McDowell,  Cal.,  are  attached  to 
and  will  form  a  part  of  the  recruit  depot  thereat.  (G.  0. 100,  W.  D., 
1909.) 


216  SERVANTS. 

RETIRED   OFFICERS. 

1436.  Pay  and  allowances.  (A.  R.,  1053,  1073,  1080,  1098,  1114, 
1152, 1154, 1280, 1329, 1468, 1496;  M.  P.  D.,  895-931.)  When  assigned 
to  active  duty.  (Act  Apr.  23, 1904,  33  Stat.  L.,  264;  G.  O.  76,  W.  D., 
1904,  p.  10;  act  Mar.  2,  1905,  33  Stat.  L.,  831;  G.  O.  40,  \V.  D.,  1905, 
p.  9;  act  June  12,  1906,  34  Stat.  L.,  245;  G.  O.  115,  W.  D..  1906,  p.  8.) 
When  detailed  to  educational  institutions.  (Act  Mar.  3,  1909,  35 
Stat.  L.,  738;  G.  O.  49,  W.  D.,  1909,  p.  10.)  When  assigned  to 
active  duty  as  members  of  the  board  of  road  commissioner^  for 
Alaska.  (Act  Mar.  3,  1911,  36  Stat.  L.,  1052;  G.  0.  45.  W.  li„ 
1911,  p.  25.)  ^ 

1437.  The  Secretary  of  War  may  assign  retired  oflicers  of  the 
Army,  with  their  consent,  to  active  duty  in  recruiting,  for  service 
in  connection  with  the  organized  militia  in  the  several  States  and 
Territories  upon  the  request  of  the  governor  thereof,  as  military 
attach^,  upon  courts-martial,  courts  of  inquirj'-  and  boards,  and  to 
staff  duties  not  involving  service  with  troops.  (Act  Apr.  23,  1904, 
33  Stat.  L.,  264;  G.  O.  76,  W.  D.,  1904,  p.  10.) 

1438.  When  detailed  to  active  duty  in  the  recruiting  service  or 
as  professors  of  military  science  and  tactics  at  educational  institu- 
tions they  are  not  officers  "required  to  be  mounted."     (Cir.  81, 
W.  D.,  1908.)    Status  as  to  mounts  when  on  duty  with  the  organized 
militia.     (G.  O.  121,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

1439.  Are  subject  to  the  rules  and  articles  of  war.     (R.  S.,  1256.) 

1440.  Retired  officers  may  be  assigned  to  duty  at  the  Soldiers' 
Home,  provided  they  receive  from  the  Government  only  the  pay 
and  emoluments  allowed  by  law  to  retired  officers.  (R.  S.,  1259.) 
But  they  may  receive  supplies  from  the  home,  and  the  treasurer 
may  receive  a  salary  from  the  funds  of  the  home.  (XX^  Op,.,  Att. 
Gen.,  350,  Mar.  14,  1892.)  " 

1441.  "An  assistant  general  treasurer  and  inspector  general  of 
the  National  Home  for  Disabled  Volunteer  Soldiers  is  not  an  officer 
of  the  United  States  within  the  meaning  of  the  act  of  July  31,  1894," 
and  a  retired  officer  receiving  compensation  of  $2,500  per  annum  is 
not  debarred  from  holding  that  office.     (8  Comp.,  443,  Jan.  1 1 ,  1902.) 

1442.  Laws,  regulations,  and  instructions  governing  detail  of, 
^at  educational  institutions.     (G.  O.  231,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

SERVANTS. 

1443.  No  officer  shall  use  an  enlisted  man  as  a  servant  in  any 
paso  whatever.     (R,  S.,  1232.)    See  par.  1142  <z?i<e. 

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1444.  Company  commanders  enjoined  to  personally  supervise 
fit  of  the  footgear;  soldier  has  a  marked  tendency  to  wear  a  marching 
shoe  of  the  same  size  as  his  dress  shoe,  whereas  he  should  wear  at 
least  a  size  larger.     (Cir.  34,  W.  D.,  1906.) 

1445.  One  size  stick  and  two  shoe  stretchers  for  each  company  or 
detachment  will  be  furnished  by  the  Quartetmaster's  Departnient. 
(Cir.  63,  W.  D.,  1909;  U.  R.,  37  (b).) 

1446.  Shoes  of  old  pattern,  both  black  and  russet,  on  hand  at 
the  various  posts,  depots,  and  stations  should  be  absorbed  by  issue 
as  far  as  practicable  before  those  of  the  latest  pattern  are  issued. 
(Secretary  of  War  and  Quartermaster  General,  Nov.  16  and  27,  1908; 
12942,  0.  I.  G.) 

1447.  An  explanation  for  not  wearing  uniform  shoes  at  inspec- 
tion in  dress  uniform  to  the  effect  that  the  men's  feet  were  so  tender 
that  wearing  uniform  shoes  caused  loss  of  efficiency,  was  not  accepted 
by  the  War  Department  as  satisfactory,  and  the  men  were  required 
to  wear  the  uniform  shoe  as  prescribed.  (Dec.  Acting  Secretary  of 
War,  Oct.  29,  1907;  12006,  O.  I.  G.) 

1448.  Neat's-foot  oil  for  use  as  a  shoe  dressing  will  be  furnished 
by  the  Quartermaster's  Department,  and  a  supply  of  not  less  than 
4  ounces  for  each  man  will  be  kept  on  hand  in  every  organization 
for  use  in  the  field  in  wet  weather.     (Cir.  72,  W.  D.,  1907.) 

SIGNAL   CORPS    DEPOTS   AND   POSTS. 

1449.  "The  general  depots  of  supply,"  mentioned  in  A.  R., 
187,  1904  (A.  R.,  189,  1910),  include  the  general  property  depots  of 
the  Signal  Corps  at  pra'^ent  established  or  that  may  hereafter  be 
established.  Whenever  such  depots  of  the  Signal  Corps  are  situated 
at  a  Signal  Corps  post,  matters  of  post  administration  remain  in 
the  hands  of  the  division  and  department  commanders.  (Cir.  46, 
W.  D.,  1906.)    See  A.  R.,  192. 

soldiers'  homes. 
Soldiers^  Home  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

1450.  The  following  persons,  members  of  the  Soldiers'  Home, 
according  to  section  4814,  Revised  Statutes,  shall  be  entitled  to  the 
rights  and  benefits  herein  conferred,  and  no  others: 

First.  Every  soldier  of  the  Army  of  the  United  States  who  has 
served,  or  may  serve,  honestly  and  faithfully  20  years  in  the  same. 


218  SOLDIERS'  HOMES. 

Second.  Every  soldier  and  every  discharged  soldier,  whether 
regular  or  volunteer,  who  has  suffered,  or  may  suffer,  by  reason  of 
disease  or  wounds  incurred  in  the  service  and  in  the  line  of  his 
duty,  rendering  him  incapable  of  further  military  service,  if  such 
disability  was  not  occavsioned  by  his  own  misconduct. 

Third.  The  invalid  and  disabled  soldier,  whether  regulars  or 
volunteers,  of  the  War  of  1812  and  of  all  subsequent  wars.  (R.  S., 
4821.) 

Note. — Discharged  soldiers  who  served  only  in  volunteer  organi- 
zations are  not  received  at  the  Soldiers'  Home  in  the  District  of 
Columbia,  because  provision  is  made  for  them  in  the  National 
Home  for  Disabled  Volunteer  Soldiers.  (Laws  and  Regulations 
for  the  Soldiers'  Home,  p.  20.) 

1451.  Regulations  for  admission  to  the  Soldiers'  Home,  Washing- 
ton, D.  C.     (A.  R.,  177-180.) 

1452.  The  law  which  required  that  12^  cents  per  month  for  the 
Soldiers'  Home  be  deducted  from  the  pay  of  enlisted  men  was 
repealed  by  act  of  June  12,  1906  (G.  0.  115,  W.  D.,  1906,  p.  4),  and 
act  of  May  11,  1908  (G.  O.  80,  W.  D.,  1908,  p.  8). 

1453.  Board  of  commissioners.  (Act  Mar.  4,  1909;  35  Stat.  L., 
1004;  G.  O.  63,  W.  D.,  1909,  p.  13.) 

National  Home  for  Disabled  Volunteer  Soldiers. 

1454.  The  following  persons  only  shall  be  entitled  to  the  benefits 
of  the  National  Home  for  Disabled  Volunteer  Soldiers,  and  may  be 
admitted  thereto  upon  the  order  of  a  member  of  the  board  of  man- 
agers, namely: 

All  honorably  discharged  officers,  soldiers,  and  sailors  who  served 
in  the  regular  or  volunteer  forces  of  the  United  States  in  any  war 
in  which  the  country  has  been  engaged,  including  the  Spanish- 
American  War,  the  provisional  army  (authorized  by  act  of  Congress 
approved  Mar.  2,  1899),  in  any  of  the  campaigns  against  hostile 
Indians,  or  who  have  served  in  the  Philippines,  in  China,  or  in 
Alaska,  who  are  disabled  by  disease,  wounds  or  otherwise,  and  who 
have  no  adequate  means  of  support,  are  not  otherwise  provided  for 
by  law,  and  by  reason  of  such  disability  are  incapable  of  earning 
their  living.  (Acts  Mar.  21,  1866;  May  26,  1900;  Jan.  28,  1901; 
May  27,  1908;  Mar.  4,  1909;  Regulations  N.  H.  D.  V.  S.,  par.  83, 
published  in  G.  O.  148,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

1455.  Personal  property  of  deceased  members  of  the  National 
Home  for  Disabled  Volunteer  Soldiers  who  leave  no  heirs  at  law  or 
next  of  kin,  how  disposed  of.  (Act  June  25,  1910,  36  Stat.  L.,  736; 
G.  O.  133,  W.  D.,  1910,  p.  25.) 


SUBMARINE  MINING.  219 


1456.  Of  a  territorial  division  commander.  (A.  R.,  196.)  De- 
partment conmiander.  (A.  R.,  198.)  Department  of  Hawaii. 
(G.  O.  129,  W.  D.,  1911.)  Commanders  of  normal  brigades  and 
higher  units.  (F.  S.  R.,  16.)  Temporary  brigades  and  divisions 
formed  for  instruction  at  field  exercises,  maneuvers,  etc.  (F.  S.  R., 
5.)  General  officer  commanding  a  post.  (A.  R.,  198.)  Artillerj-- 
district  commander.  (A.R.,307.)  Regimental  commander.  (A.R., 
248.)  Battalion  and  squadron  commanders.  (A.  R.,  248.)  Post 
commander.     (A.  R.,  206.) 

1457.  Officers  of  the  General  Staff  (staff  departments),  serving  at 
military  posts,  do  not  belong  to  regiments  or  battalions,  but  consti- 
tute the  staff  of  the  commanding  officer.  They  will  attend  him  on 
all  reviews  and  inspections;  will  form  in  line  three  paces  to  the  rear 
of  the  commanding  officer,  who  may,  at  his  discretion,  require 
them  to  stand  fast  when  he  proceeds  to  make  the  "inspection,"  or 
he  may  instmct  one  or  more  to  accompany  him,  and  the  remainder 
to  retain  their  position  at  the  post  for  review.  (Cir.  8,  A.  G.  O., 
1885.)    See  G.  O.  196,  W.  D.,  1909. 

1458.  Tour  of  service  of  staff  officers  in  the  Philippine  Islands 
to  be  two  and  one-half  years.  (Secretary  of  War,  Oct.  25,  1911; 
9028-D,  O.  I.  G.) 

1459.  Hereafter  graduates  of  the  Ser\dce  Schools  and  the  Staff 
College  shall  not  be  subject  to  detail  in  any  staff  corps  or  depart- 
ment, or  to  other  detached  service  until  they  have  rejoined  the 
organizations  to  which  they  belong  and  served  therewith  two  years. 
(Secretary  of  War,  Aug.  29,  1911;  14324-B.  O.  I.  G.) 

SUBMARINE    MINING. 

1460.  Designation  'torpedo  companies"  changed  to  "mine  com- 
panies."    (G.  O.  21,  W.  D.,  1908.) 

1461.  Companies  assigned  to  a  mine  defense  are  charged  with  the 
care  and  operation  of  the  mine  equipment.  (G.  O.  62,  W.  D.,  1908, 
Par.  IV,  sec.  17.) 

1462.  Accountability  for  submarine  mine  property.  (G.  O.  182, 
W.  D.,  1907,  amended  by  W.  D.  G.  O.  121,  1908;  50,  1911.) 

1463.  Expendable  submarine  stores.     (Prov.  M.  S.  M.,  pp.  27-29.) 

1464.  Mine  equipment  expended  in  mine  commands.  (G.  O.  62, 
W.  D.,  1908,  Par.  IV,  sec.  18.) 

1465.  The  distribution  box  boats,  being  a  part  of  the  mine  equip- 
ment of  the  Coast  Artillery  Corps,  will  be  assigned  by  artillery  dis- 


220  SUBMARINE  MINING. 

trict  commanders  to  mine  companies  or  to  detachments  assigned  to 
mine  defense  for  their  care  and  use.  The  officer  in  command  of  the 
organization  will  himself  take  direct  charge  of  the  boats  or  will 
designate  an  officer  under  his  command  for  that  duty.  He  will 
assign  to  each  boat  as  crew  a  corporal  and  two  specially  selected 
privates,  the  corporal  to  act  as  master  of  the  boat,  one  of  the  privates 
as  engineer,  and  the  other  as  deck  hand.     (G.  O.  235,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

1466.  As  the  use  of  these  boats  (wooden  working  boats  for  sub- 
marine mining)  will  tend  to  keep  them  in  good  condition  and  serve 
to  train  the  members  of  the  various  crews  in  their  handling  and  care, 
their  use  for  ordinary  work  in  the  waters  about  a  coast  artillery  post, 
when  not  needed  for  submarine  mine  purposes,  is  authorized  under 
proper  supervision  of  local  commanding  officers.  (Cir.  37,  W.  D., 
1905.) 

1467.  Annual  allowance  of  submarine  mines  for  practice  at  posts 
supplied  with  the  necessary  mine  explosive:  To  each  post  where  a 
mine  company  is  stationed,  three  mines;  to  other  posts  where  in- 
struction in  submarine  mining  is  required,  one  mine.  (G.  O.  22, 
W.  D.,  1911,  p.  9.) 

1468.  Submarine  mine  property  shall  not  be  used  for  other  than 
mine  purposes,  unless  the  express  authority  of  the  Chief  of  Artillery 
therefor  has  been  previously  obtained.     (G.  O.  86,  W.  D.,  1905.) 

1469.  At  posts  provided  with  the  necessary  material  (oil  engine, 
storage  battery,  transformers,  switchboard,  operating  boxes,  etc.),  a 

mining  casemate  shall  be  installed,  provided  a  suitable  room  is 
available  or  may  be  extemporized  for  this  purpose.  If  for  any  rea- 
son it  is  found  impossible  to  make  this  temporary  installation,  the 
commanding  officer  shall  make  a  detailed  report  showing  why  it  can 
not  be  done.     (G.  O.  86,  W.  D.,  1905.) 

1470.  Instructions  relative  to  classification  of  submarine  mine 
cable.     (Cir.  78,  W.  D.,  1908.) 

1471.  Test  of  submarine  mine  cable,  received  at  an  artillery  post, 
for  insulation  and  copper  resistance.  (Cir.  45,  W.  D.,  1907;  G.  O. 
202,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

1472.  Cable  tanks  should,  if  practicable,  be  kept  filled  ^i-ith  fresh 
water;  but  when  this  is  impracticable  salt  water  may  be  used  until 
a  supply  of  fresh  water  becomes  available.  (G.  O.  86,  W.  D.,  1905.) 
See  p.  68,  Prov.  M.  S.  M. 

1473.  Test  of  mines  and  apparatus.     (Prov.  M.  S.  M.,  pp.  42-44.) 

1474.  Care  and  preservation  of  submarine  mine  material.  (Prov. 
M.  S.  M.,  pp.  73-75.) 


SUBSISTENCE  STORES.  2»1? 

1476.  Sales  list,  including  articles  to  be  kept  for  sale  in  Alaska  and 
the  Philippine  Islands  and  at  recruit  depots.  (G.  O.  172,  W.  D., 
1909.) 

1476.  The  War  Department  has  uniformly  declined  to  authorize 
sales,  made  to  enlisted  men  and  civilian  employees  under  A.  R., 
1259  and  1263,  1908  (A.  R.,  1263  and  1267, 1910),  to  be  paid  for  at 
the  end  of  the  month.  (13274-B,  13612,  O.  I.  G.)  See  par.  1302 
ante. 

1477.  Prices  to  be  charged  for  subsistence  stores  furnished  by  the 
Subsistence  Department  to  another  bureau  of  the  War  Department, 
or  to  another  executive  department  of  the  Government  or  employees 
thereof.     (Act  Mar.  3,  1911;  36  Stat.  L.,  1047;  G.  O.  45,  W.  D..  1911, 

p.  17.) 

1478.  Sales  of  subsistence  stores  made  to  a  company,  detachment, 
hospital,  post  bakery  or  post  exchange,  when  paid  for  within  the 
calendar  month  in  which  they  are  made,  are  regarded  as  cash  sales 
within  the  meaning  of  A.  R.,  1259,  1908)  [A.  R.,  1263,  1910].  (Cir. 
92,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

1479.  Section  1144,  Revised  Statutes,  provides  for  sales  of  sub- 
sistence stores  at  "  cost  prices; "  and  the  act  of  July  5,  1884  (23  Stats. , 
108),  defines  the  cost  price  as  follows:  "  The  cost  price  of  each  article 
shall  be  understood,  in  all  cases  of  such  sales,  to  be  the  invoice  price 
of  the  last  lot  of  that  article  received  by  the  officer  making  the  sale 
prior  to  the  first  day  of  the  month  in  which  the  sale  is  made."  This 
pro\asion  of  law  is  specific  and  positive,  and  there  is  no  authority  for 
selling  supplies  at  a  reduction  in  price  whereby  the  Department  will 
receive  less  than  the  law  prescribes.  Even  the  fraction  of  a  cent  is 
at  times  a  portion  of  the  cost  price  to  be  charged  and  must  be  exacted, 
so  that  if  the  purchaser  does  not  choose  to  purchase  a  quantity  that 
will  total  to  an  even  cent,  the  Department  has  to  insist  upon  the  full 
cent.  But  it  is  the  privilege  of  the  purchaser,  and  a  common  prac- 
tice, to  call  for  a  small  article  to  make  out  the  difference,  otherwise  he 
loses  the  fraction  of  the  cent.  The  Government  can  not  lose  but  may 
gain,  and  the  fraction  of  a  cent  in  the  course  of  a  month  may  amount 
to  dollars,  which  under  paragraph  292,  Subsistence  Manual  [M.  S.  D., 
295,  1910],  the  commissary  is  required  to  take  up  and  account  for. 
Par.  639,  A.  R.,  1908  [A.  R.,  646, 1910]  applies  to  footings  of  vouchers 
only.  (Views  of  Commissary  General,  concurred  in  by  the  Secretary 
of  War,  Jan.  6,  1910;  13891,  O.  I.  G.) 

1480.  It  is  essential  that  the  commissary  should  check  the  entries 
on  abstracts  of  sales  and. issues,  and  this  duty  should  not  be  delegated 


222  SURVEYING  OFFICER. 

to  the  commissary  sergeant  no  matter  how  efficient  he  may  be. 
(Commissary  General,  Aug.  1.  1911;  15298,  O.  I.  G.) 

1481.  The  requirement  that  "At  the  close  of  business  each  day 
the  quantities  and  articles  sold  will  be  abstracted  on  Form  No.  21, " 
is  hereby  modified  bo  as  to  permit  officers  to  make  such  abstracts  of 
sales  at  the  earliest  convenient  dates  during  the  month  in  which  the 
sales  are  made.     (Cir.  6,  0.  C.  G.,  May  16,  1911.) 

1482.  Action  to  be  taken  when  there  is  danger  of  the  Government 
sustaining  heavy  loss  by  stores  deteriorating,  and  there  is  no  prospect 
of  such  stores  being  consumed  in  the  near  future.     (M.  S.  D.,  129.) 

1483.  Commanding  generals  of  territorial  divisions  are  authorized. 
to  increase  or  decrease,  without  reference  to  the  War  Department, 
but  with  due  regard  to  the  interests  of  the  service  and  existing  law, 
the  various  allowances  specified  in  A.  R.,  1237,  1910.  (G.  O.  89, 
W.  D.,  1911.) 

Note. — The  articles  referred  to  are:  Soap,  candles,  lantern 
candles,  matches,  toilet  paper,  rock  salt  and  vinegar  for  public 
animals,  flour  for  paste  used  in  target  practice,  buck  towels,  ice,  and 
housewives. 

SURVEYING    OFFICER. 

1484.  The  post  surgeon,  unless  he  be  the  post  commander,  can 
not  appoint  a  surveying  officer.  (Acting  Secretary  of  War,  Mar.  3, 
1908;  12205,  O.  I.  G.) 

1486.  On  the  approved  recommendation  of  a  surveying  officer 
the  following  classes  of  property  may  be  destroyed:  (1)  Clothing 
infected  with  contagious  disease;  (2)  stores  that  have  become  so 
deteriorated  as  to  endanger  health  or  injure  other  stores,  and  (3) 
unserviceable  property  of  no  salable  value  submitted  to  a  surveying 
officer  under  the  provisions  of  A.  R.,  689.  The  decision  of  the  com- 
manding officer  will  be  final  as  to  whether  such  property  has  salable 
value. 

This  paragraph  will,  in  its  application  to  ordnance  stores  under  (3), 
be  limited  to  utterly  worthless  articles  constituting  the  soldier's  per- 
sonal equipments  (not  arms),  horse  equipments,  and  target  materials 
and  supplies,  the  cost  price  of  which  does  not  exceed  $100  for 
mounted  organizations  and  $50  for  all  other  cases.  In  each  case  the 
report  will  give  the  dates  of  receipt  of  the  stores  surveyed. 

Before  ordering  the  destruction  of  property  or  stores  under  the 
provisions  of  this  paragraph  the  commanding  officer  will  personally 
inspect  the  same  and  will  be  held  responsible  that  the  conditions 
justify  the  action.     In  case  the  invoice  value  of  the  stores  involved 


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exceeds  $500,  the  approval  of  the  next  higher  administrative  com- 
mander will  be  obtained  before  destruction  of  the  property,  as  pro- 
vided in  A.  R.,  730.  A  certificate  of  the  witnessing  ofiicer  that 
the  property  has  been  destroyed  as  authorized  will  be  appended 
to  the  report.     (A .  R . ,  728 . ) 

1486.  AATiere  two  reports  of  survey  of  ordnance  stores  pertaining 
to  one  organization,  covered  destruction  on  the  same  date  of  property 
whose  cost  price  was  $99.90  and  $98.65,  the  Secretary  of  War,  March 
11, 1908,  concurred  in  the  following  remarks  of  the  Chief  of  Ordnance: 

"The  action  of  these  officers  in  disposing  of  the  property  seems  to 
have  been  based  on  a  technical  compliance  with  A.  R.,  720,  as 
amended  (A.  R.,  728,  1910),  but  their  actions  violated  the  spirit 
of  this  regulation  and  nullified  its  purpose.  If  such  action  were 
permitted  to  pass  unnoticed  an  officer  might  claim  that  he  could, 
on  the  same  date  or  about  the  same  date,  properly  dispose  of 
utterly  worthless  ordnance  property  having  an  aggregate  cost  price 
of  any  amount,  provided  each  report  of  survey  covered  property  the 
cost  price  of  which  was  $100  or  under. 

"This  office  reports  that  cases  of  this  kind  have  so  far  been  exceed- 
ingly rare.  It  is  considered  therefore  that  proper  compliance  with 
the  spirit  and  purpose  of  the  regulation  can  be  best  enforced  by 
informing  the  officers  concerned  that  the  Secretary  of  War  dis- 
approves of  their  actions,  and,  should  future  cases  arise,  more 
stringent  measures  will  be  adopted."     (12332,  O.  I.  G.) 

1487.  The  Secretary  of  War,  January  4,  1911,  concurred  in  the 
following  Adews  of  the  Inspector  General  of  the  Army,  as  to  whether 
a  commanding  officer  is  authorized  by  the  last  sentence  of  the  first 
section  of  A.  R.,  720,  1908  (A.  R.,  728,  1910),  to  pronounce  prop- 
erty as  having  no  salable  value,  in  opposition  to  the  opinion  of 
the  surveying  officer,  and  then  order  its  destruction: 

"Under  the  provisions  of  paragraph  720,  Army  Regulations,  1908 
(A.  R.,  728, 1910),  it  is  within  the  province  of  the  commanding  oflficer 
to  decide  whether  or  not  property  of  the  first  class,  submitted  to  a 
surveying  officer  under  paragraph  682,  Army  Regulations,  1908 
(A.  R.,  689,  1910),  has  a  salable  value.  If,  in  his  opinion,  it  has  no 
salable  value  he  has  authority  to  order  the  destruction  of  such 
property,  thus  assuming  all  responsibility  connected  therewith." 
(11773-A,  0.  I.  G.) 

1488.  Instructions  relative  to  the  preparation  and  execution  of 
reports  of  survey  and  to  the  action  of  surveying  officers :  On  ordnance 
property(W.D.Cirs.  92,1908;  16, 1910).  Engineer  property.  (Cir. 
14,  W.  D.,  1909;  G.  O.  10,  W.  D.,  1910).     See  par.  1489  po9t. 


224  SITRVEYING  OFFICER. 

1489.  The  Secretary  of  War,  November  4,  1911,  approved  the 
following  recommendation  of  the  Inspector  General  of  the  Army, 
with  reference  to  the  survey  of  river  and  harbor  and  fortification 
property  for  which  the  several  district  officers  of  the  Corps  of  En- 
gineers are  accountable: 

''That  the  Chief  of  Engineers  be  authorized  to  direct  the  several 
district  engineer  officers  to  submit  from  time  to  time  to  the  Chief  of 
Engineers  as  'the  next  higher  administrative  commander'  lists  of 
such  property  as  they  may  desire  to  have  surveyed ,  accompanied  by 
the  evidence  required  by  paragraph  722,  A.  R.,  and  to  appoint  some 
disinterested  engineer  officer  to  act  as  surveying  officer;  subsequent 
action  on  the  survey  report  to  be  governed  by  paragraphs  728,  729, 
and  730,  A.  R."     (15202-E,  O.  I.  G.) 

1490.  Action  of  a  surveying  officer  is  required  on  ordnance  stores 
rendered  unserviceable  by  fair  wear  and  tear  when  an  emergency 
requisition  is  submitted  for  stores  to  replace  them.  (Cir,  16,  W.  D., 
1910.) 

1491.  Report  of  survey  to  be  prepared  in  triplicate.  Separate 
reports  will  be  made  for  each  staff  department  concerned.  (A. 
R.,  727.) 

1492.  Approval  cf  reports  of  survey.     (A.  R.,  729-731.) 

1493.  The  third  copy  of  a  report  of  survey  on  public  property 
pertaining  to  a  recruit  depot  or  to  a  general  recruiting  station  will  be 
filed  at  the  depot  or  station.     (Cir.  30,  W.  D.,  1908.) 

1494.  Reports  on  unserviceable  band  instruments,     (A.  R.,  1195.) 

1495.  Reports  on  china  and  glassware  of  outgoing  organizations. 
(A.  R.,  1039.) 

1496.  Reports  for  infonnation  of  Secretary  of  Wsur  on  unservice- 
able silken  colors,  standards,  and  guidons  in  possession  of  commands. 
(A.  R.,  239.) 

1497.  On  horse  equipments  issued  to  mounted  officers  below  the 
grade  of  major.     (A.  R.,  1542.) 

1498.  Post  commanders  have  authority,  and  should  exercise  it, 
to  order  officers  responsible  for  quartermaster's  property  that  has 
become  unserviceable  through  fair  wear  and  tear  to  turn  it  in  to  the 
post  quartermaster  either  to  have  it  replaced  or  to  receive  credit  for 
it,  thus  doing  away  with  a  large  number  of  surveys  in  organizations. 
(Secretary  of  War,  Mar.  1,  1911;  665(>-L,  O.  I.  G.) 

1499.  Opinion  of  the  Judge  Advocate  General,  October  6, 1903,  in 
case  where  a  board  of  survey  recommended  that  the  price  of  butter 
on  hand  by  the  Subsistence  Department  for  sale  at  a  poet  be  reduced ; 


TABLEWARE.  SW 

"In  view  of  the  positive  requirements  of  the  statute  that  the  sale 
of  subsistence  stores  to  officers  and  enlisted  men  shall  be  'at  cost 
price  only/  it  is  believed  that  the  proposed  reduction  would  not  be 
legal.  The  statute  not  only  provides  that  the  sale  shall  be  at  cost 
price,  but  defines  the  meaning  of  the  term,  'to  be  the  invoice  price 
of  the  last  lot  of  that  article  received  by  the  officer  making  the  sale 
prior  to  the  first  day  of  the  month  in  which  the  sale  is  made.' " 
(5723-B,  O.  I.  G.;  15285,  J.  A.  G.  O.) 

1500.  On  loss  of  subsistence  funds.     (M.  S.  D.,  98.) 

1501.  On  damage  to  private  property  resulting  from  military 
operations,  when  the  appointment  of  a  board  of  ofl&cers  is  not  practi- 
cable.    (Cir.  22,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

1502.  Not  to  be  appointed  to  act  upon  and  fix  responsibility  for 
loss  or  damage  to  private  property  of  officers,  or  other  persons  con- 
nected with  the  military  service,  that  has  been  shipped  on  Govern- 
ment bill  of  lading.     (Cir.  14,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

1503.  Whenever  loss  or  destruction  of,  or  damage  to,  public 
property,  requiring  the  action  of  a  surveying  officer,  occurs,  such 
action  will  be  requested  by  the  responsible  officer  as  soon  as  practi- 
cable and  in  every  case  within  30  days  after  discovery  of  the 
loss,  destruction,  or  damage,  unless  exceptional  circumstances, 
which  will  be  explained  by  the  officer's  certificates,  prevent  such 
action  within  that  period.     (A.  R.,  724.) 

TABLEWARE. 

1504.  Estimates  are  sometimes  made  for  articles  of  china  and 
glassware,  to  cover  wear  and  tear,  as  determined  by  inventory  and 
inspection  report.  The  term  hreaJzage  in  A.  R.,  1200,  covers  all 
shortage  by  deterioration  of  such  ware  through  breakage,  chipping, 
cracking,  etc.;  shortage  through  extraordinary  circumstances,  or 
through  loss  or  carelessness,  is  otherwise  provided  for.  Attention 
is  invited  to  paragraph  II,  General  Orders,  No.  7,  series  1895,  and 
to  Circular  No.  10,  series  1895,  both  from  this  office,  the  latter 
regarding  inspection  of  ware  after  each  meal  and  each  dishwashing. 

The  allowance  under  A.  R.,  1200,  is  abundant,  and  ware  must 
be  so  guarded  that  the  outfit  shall  therewith  be  kept  complete, 
China  and  glassware  will  be  disposed  of  only  as  provided  for  by 
that  paragraph,  which  does  not  contemplate  the  action  of  an 
inspector. 

Estimates  for  ware  will  be  rendered  quarterly  for  articles  needed 
within  value  and  quantity  allowed  by  regulations.     If  estimates  are 

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2m  TABLEWABE. 

not  submitted  at  the  end  of  each  quarter,  it  will  be  inferred  that  the 
supply  on  hand  is  complete  to  that  date.  The  account  for  each  organ- 
ization is  closed  at  the  end  of  the  fiscal  year. 

If  the  ware  of  a  departing  organization  is  left  in  such  a  condition 
that  the  supply  on  hand,  together  with  allowance  remaining  due, 
and  articles  replaced  as  provided  for  by  A.  R.,  1200,  will  not 
complete  the  outfit  for  its  successor,  the  shortage  will  be  charged 
against  the  officer  in  charge  of  the  mess  of  the  departing  company. 

The  quartermaster  who  receives  the  ware  from  departing  organi- 
zations will  keep  the  supply  of  each  company  separately,  to  be  thus 
turned  over  to  its  successor.     (G.  O.  51,  A.  G.  O.,  1896.) 

Note.— A.  R.,  1200,  of  1895,  continued  as  A.  R.,  1194,  1910. 

1505.  China  and  glassware  belonging  to  mess  outfits  *  *  * 
will  not  be  removed  from  soldiers'  barracks  without  the  order  of  the 
post  commander,  nor  will  they  be  removed  from  a  post  or  station 
except  by  order  of  the  War  Department.  *  *  *  Previously  to 
the  execution  of  an  order  for  change  of  station  of  an  organization  the 
commanding  officer  of  the  post  or  station  will  appoint  a  surveying 
officer,  if  possible  an  officer  belonging  to  an  organization  other  than 
that  changing  station,  who  will  survey  all  china  and  glassware  of 
the  outgoing  organization.  He  will  render  a  report  as  to  the  service- 
ability or  unserviceability  of  the  articles  surveyed,  and  that  report, 
when  approved  by  the  commanding  officer,  will  be  final.  All  china 
and  glassware  found  to  be  serviceable  will  be  turned  in  to  the  quarter- 
master for  reissue.  All  china  and  glassw^are  found  to  be  unservice- 
able after  the  authorized  allowance  of  5  per  centum  a  quarter  on 
account  of  breakage  shall  have  been  deducted  will  be  destroyed  and 
the  money  value  thereof  charged  against  the  officer  who  is  responsi- 
ble for  the  property.     (A.  R.,  1039.) 

1506.  In  determining  whether  china  is  serviceable  or  not,  the 
survey  officer  will  be  guided  by  the  rule  that  cracked  or  chipped 
china  is  serviceable  and  will  be  issued  to  companies  provided  it  will 
retain  the  same  amount  of  food  or  liquid  as  if  it  were  not  cracked  or 
chipped.  Cracked  china  that  leaks  is  manifestly  unserviceable;  but 
this  can  not  be  ascertained  except  by  personal  examination  and  test 
and  each  piece  will  be  so  tested.  (Chief  of  Staff,  Mar.  17,  1905; 
13025,  O.  I.  G.)  Slight  chipping  or  cracking  does  not  render  ware 
unserviceable.  As  a  matter  of  fact,  if  the  departing  organization 
used  the  ware  up  to  the  time  of  departure  it  was  serviceable,  and  if 
used  by  that  organization  it  could  be  used  by  its  successor.  (Q.  M. 
G.,  concurred  in  by  Secretary  of  War,  Aug.  5,  1909;  13518,  O.  I.  G.) 


TENTAGE.  S*l 

TELEGRAMS. 

1507.  Rates  for  telegrams  and  cablegrams.  (G.  O.  114,  W.  D., 
1911.) 

TELEGRAPHIC   CODE. 

1508.  Telegraphic  cipher  code,  care  of,  etc.  (G.  O.  84,  W.  D., 
1904;G.  0.93,  W.D.,  1907.) 

TELEPHONES. 

1509.  For  posts,  number,  and  location;  central  to  be  usually  at 
adjutant's  office.  (Par.  1,  G.  O.  97,  W.  D.,  1906,  amended  by  G.  O, 
170,  W.  D.,  1908.) 

1510.  Telephone  systems  of  coast  artillery  posts.  (W.  D.  G.  O., 
97,  1906;  116,  1908;  83,  1909.) 

1511.  Telephone  equipment  for  target  ranges  for  small-arms 
practice.     (S.  C.  M.  No.  7,  par.  566-571.) 

1512.  Telephonic  communication  between  posts  and  nearby 
towns.  (Par.  2,  G.  O.  97,  W.  D.,  1906,  amended  byG.  O.  116,  W. 
D.,  1908.) 

1513.  Telephones  and  other  Signal  Corps  fire-control  equipment 
of  coast  artillery  posts  are  to  be  inspected  and  tested  annually.  (G. 
0. 146,  W.  D.,  1911.)  Post  telephone  systems  at  interior  posts  are  to 
be  inspected  semiannually.  (G.  O.,  97,  W.  D.,  1906,  par.  11;  S.  C.  M. 
No.  3,  p.  140.) 

1514.  Instructions  for  the  operation,  maintenance  and  care  of 
post  telephone  systems  and  the  buzzer  and  communication  systems 
of  target  ranges  installed  by  the  Signal  Corps.  (G.  O.  90,  W.  D., 
1910;  Art.  Bull.  No.  78  (serial  No.  89),  Sept.  25,  1911.)  To  be  main- 
tained and  operated  by  members  of  the  garrison  as  a  rule.  (Par!  11, 
G.  O.  97,  W.  D.,  1906.) 

1515.  All  officers  and  enlisted  men  of  the  field  artillery  who  may 
be  called  upon  to  use  telephones  will  be  instructed  in  their  wiring 
and  in  the  determining  of  faults  so  as  to  be  able  to  keep  the  instru- 
ments in  order  and  make  the  ordinary  field  repairs.  (G.  O.  4,  W.  D., 
i9li,  par.  10.) 

TENTAGE. 

I  1616.  Field  allowance  of  tentage  for  officers,  both  in  campaign 
and  permanent  camp,  and  the  normal  campaign  allowance  of  tentage 
for  enlisted  men  will  be  that  prescribed  in  Field  Service  Regulations. 
(G.  O.  66,  W.  D.,  1911.) 


Wi  TRANSPORTATION. 

Allowance  of  tentage  for  permanent  or  maneuver  camps,  referred 
to  in  F.  S.  R.,  181,  and  not  prescribed  in  F.  S.  R.,  231.  (G.  O. 
66,  W.  D.,  1911,  par.  2.) 

1517.  When  troops  are  on  practice  or  other  marches  involving 
absence  from  garrison  over  night  the  allowance  of  tentage  will  be 
fixed  by  the  commanding  officer.     (G.  O.  66,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

1518.  Allowance  of  tentage  for  sanitary  units.  (M.  M,  D.,  856 
and  ''Note"  thereunder;  G.  O.  66,  W.  D.,  1911,  Par.  I.,  sec.  3.) 

1519.  Allowance  of  tentage  for  civilian  employees,  when  in  the 
field  with  troops.     (G.  O.  155,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

1520.  The  full  allowance  of  tentage  should  be  kept  on  hand  at 
posts  at  all  times.     (Q.  M.  G.,  Feb.  14,  1910;  13852,  O.  I.  G.) 

1521.  The  prescribed  allowance  of  tentage  and  equipage  will 
habitually  be  kept  in  the  hands  of  the  organizations  to  which  it  is 
issued.  After  use  and  before  being  put  away,  tentage  and  equipage 
will  be  thoroughly  aired,  dried,  and  put  in  serviceable  condition, 
so  as  to  be  ready  for  immediate  use  when  again  required.  (A.  R. 
1199.) 

1522.  The  use  of  serviceable  tents  or  other  canvas  for  any  purpose 
other  than  that  for  which  such  articles  are  furnished  is  prohibited, 
except  in  cases  of  emergency  when  necessary  to  protect  public 
property.     (A.  R.,  1199.) 

1523.  The  use  of  the  hand  ax  and  the  pick  mattock  in  organiza- 
tions equipped  with  the  intrenching  tool  is  authorized  for  the  pur- 
pose of  driving  tent  pins.  The  use  of  the  bayonet  for  that  purpose  ia 
prohibited.     (Cir.  106,  W.  D.,  1908.) 

TRANSPORTATION . 

1524.  The  field  allowance  of  transportation  will  be  that  pres- 
cribed in  Field  Service  Regulations.  (G.  O.  66,  W.  D.,  1911,  Par.  I, 
sec.  1.) 

1525.  The  allowance  of  transportation  for  sanitary  units  will  be 
that  prescribed  in  the  Manual  for  the  Medical  Department.  (G.  0. 
66,  W.  D.,  1911,  Par.  I,  sec.  3.) 

1526.  Allowance  of  transportation  for  field  companies  of  the  Signal 
Corps.     (G.  O.  24,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

1527.  The  ammunition  wagons  prescribed  in  Field  Service  Reg- 
ulations for  cavalry  and  infantry  regiments  will  not  be  taken  with 
troops  on  practice  marches  or  to  permanent  or  maneuver  camps, 
unless  so  directed  in  orders  from  the  War  Department.  (G.  O.  66, 
W.  D.,  1911,  Par.  I,  sec.  4.) 


TRANSPOETATION.  229 

1528.  Organization  of  a  wagon  company  and  a  pack  train.  (F.  S. 
R.,  34;  Manual  of  Pack  Transportation,  87.) 

1529.  Instructions  relative  to  pack  trains.  (F.  S.  R.,  237;  Man- 
ual of  Pac^k  Transportation.) 

1530.  Care  of  means  of,  in  the  field;  personal  attention  of  quarter- 
master necessary;  he  can  not  delegate  his  responsibility  to  anyone 
else,  and  he  alone  will  be  held  responsible  for  their  condition. 
(Q.M.  M.,  716-720.) 

1531.  Field  Service  Regulations  do  not  provide  for  any  field 
service  transportation  for  coast  artillery  companies.  This  (Q.  M.  G.) 
ofiice  has,  however,  fixed  an  allowance  of  one  escort  wagon  for  each 
companyof  coast  artillery.     (Q.  M.  G.,  Apr.  17,  1907;  11333,  O.  I.  G.) 

1532.  Allowance  of  spring  wagons  for  posts.     (A.  R.,  1118.) 

1533.  Spring  wagons  will  be  used  only  by  direction  of  command- 
ing ofiicers  and  for  the  purpose  for  which  they  are  supplied,  viz.,  for 
the  transportation  of  ofiicers  and  enlisted  men  traveling  on  duty 
when  other  means  are  not  available.     (A.  R.,  1119.) 

1534.  Commanding  ofiicers  will  cause  mounted  organizations  to 
be  provided  daily  with  the  proper  facilities  for  policing  stables  and 
hauling  forage.     (A.  R.,  1121.) 

1535.  Ambulances. — Allowance  for  field  service  (F.  S.  R,,  f33, 
302;  M.  M.  D.,  578);  for  posts  (A.  R.,  1451);  for  each  regimental,  bat- 
talion, and  squadron  headquarters  (A.  R.,  1451);  furnished  and  re- 
paired by  Quartermaster's  Department;  housed  when  practicable 
near  hospital;  subject  to  call  of  surgeon  (A.  R.,  1450);  driver  desig- 
nated (A.  R.,  1452);  care  and  inspection  (A.  R.,  1452,  1458).  See 
paragraph  90,  ante. 

1536.  Ambulances  will  be  used  only  for  transportation  of  the 
sick  and  wounded,  the  recreation  of  convalescent  patients,  or  to 
give  instruction  in  the  duties  of  the  ambulance  service.  (A.  R,, 
1450).    Use  in  the  field.     (A.  R.,  1458.) 

1537.  Each  company  will  be  furnished  with  one  hand  litter, 
which  will  be  kept  ready  for  use  at  all  times.  It  will  be  supplied 
by  the  Medical  Department.     (A.  R.,  1453.) 

1538.  Army  and  escort  wagons  will  be  painted  an  olive-drab 
color.  (G.  O.  191,  W.  D.,  1906.)  Formula  for  mixing  olive-drab 
paint.     (Cir.  66,  W.  D.,  1906.) 

1539.  Control  and  supervision  of,  and  responsibility  for,  means 
of  water  transportation  assigned  for  the  exclusive  use  of  the  artillery 
districts.  (G.  O.  62,  W.  D.,  1908,  par.  IV,  sees.  5  and  25;  D.  R.  C. 
A.,  586.)     Inspections,  care,  etc.     (G.  O.  235,  W.  D.,  1909.) 


230  UNIFORM. 

1540.  Precautions  s^inBt  accidents  to  boats  assigned  to  artillery 
districts.  (G.  O.  235,  W.  D.,  1909.)  Action  to  be  taken  in  case  of 
loss  or  destruction  of  or  serious  damage  to  mine  planters,  cable  ships, 
or  other  vessels  by  fire,  storm,  or  other  natural  cause.     (A.  R.,  720.) 

1541.  Kitchen  tourist  cars.     (G.  O.  218,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

1542.  Instructions  relative  to  transportation  requests  for  sleeping- 
car  accommodations.     (G.  O.  23  W.  D.,  1911.) 

UNIFORM. 

1543.  Regulations  for  the  uniform  of  the  United  States  Army  are 
prescribed  in  Uniform  Regulations  of  December  26,  1911. 

1544.  Uniform  to  be  worn  on  different  occasions,  by  whom  pre- 
scribed.    (U.  R.,  35,  53  (a);  T.  R.,  229.) 

1545.  When  troops  appear  in  any  of  the  uniforms  prescribed  in 
Uniform  Regulations  all  officers  on  duty  therewith  or  attached 
thereto  in  any  capacity  shall  wear  the  corresponding  uniform  pre- 
scribed for  officers.  This  does  not  apply  to  inspectors,  who  will  wear 
such  uniform  as  is  best  adapted  to  the  performance  of  their  duty. 
(U.  R.,  29.) 

1546.  There  are  two  service  uniforms,  the  woolen  olive-drab  and 
the  cotton  olive-drab.  The  woolen  olive-drab  uniform  will  be  pre- 
scribed for  habitual  wear  when  the  climate  or  weather  does  not  re- 
quire the  cotton  olive-drab.     (U.  R.,  p.  50.) 

1547.  Combinations  of  various  articles  of  uniform  other  than  the 
combinations  prescribed  in  Uniform  Regulations  are  prohibited. 
(U.  R.,  49.) 

1548.  All  officers  will  provide  themselves  with  the  uniforms  per- 
taining to  their  rank  and  duty  and  maintain  them  thoroughly  neat 
and  serviceable.  (U.  R.,  36  (a).)  For  inspection  and  verification 
of  uniforms  by  commanding  officers,  see  paragraph  1070,  ante. 

1549.  The  Secretary  of  War  has  approved  certain  modificatibna 
in  design  of  spurs,  also  of  caps  and  service  uniforms  for  officers  and 
enlisted  men  and  of  dress  and  full  dress  uniforms  for  officers  of  the 
Quartermaster's  Department.  These  changes  will  not  be  described 
in  orders.  The  modified  design  of  spurs  will  be  set  forth  in  detail  in 
specifications  to  be  furnished  by  the  Ordnance  Department,  and  the 
changes  in  the  uniform  will  be  set  forth  in  detail  in  specifications 
io  be  furnished  by  the  Quartermaster  General  to  all  quartermasters 
alid  to  military  tailors  upon  application.  The  changes  for  officers 
will  go  into  effect  on  July  1 ,  1912,  prior  to  which  date  articles  of  the 
present  pattern  may  be  worn.     (G.  O.  89,  W.  D.,  1911.) 


UNIFORM.  231 

1550.  Ofl&cers  will,  by  their  appearance,  set  an  example  of  neat- 
ness and  strict  conformity  to  regulations  in  uniform  and  equipment- 
(U.  R.,  18.) 

1551.  Officers  not  serving  with  troops  will  wear  the  prescribed 
uniforms  during  the  hours  of  duty,  unless  authorized  by  the  Secretary 
of  War  to  wear  civilian  clothing.     (U.  R.,  28.) 

1552.  Officers  on  duty  in  the  War  Department  are  authorize^ 
to  wear  civihan  dress.     (War  Dept.  Cir.  Aug.  3,  1904.) 

1553.  Wearing  of  civilian  clothes  by  officers  and  enlisted  men. 
(U.  R.,  10.) 

1554.  Officers  who  desire  to  purchase  olive-drab  cotton  or  woolen 
uniform  cloth,  conforming  to  the  Army  standard,  may  procure  it 
from  the  depot  quartermaster,  Philadelphia,  Pa.  (Cir.  59,  W.  D., 
1910.) 

1555.  A  8tandard  sample  for  color  of  olive-drab  woolen  cloth  will 
be  furnished  by  the  Quartermaster's  Department  to  the  quarter- 
master of  every  garrisoned  post  for  the  future  guidance  of  officers 
of  the  Army  when  providing  themselves  with  olive-drab  uniforms. 
To  prevent  unnecessary  hardship,  officers  will  be  permitted  to  wear 
out  such  olive-drab  uniforms  as  they  now  possess.  (Cir.  48,  W.  D., 
1907.) 

Standard  sample  of  braid  to  be  similarly  furnished.  (Indorse- 
ment of  Q.  M.  General,  May  16,  1908;  12422,  O.  I.  G.) 

1556.  A  set  of  standard  patterns  of  officers'  uniforms  will  be  kept 
in  the  office  of  the  chief  quartermaster  of  every  territorial  division 
for  examination  by  officers.     (U.  R.,  45.) 

1557.  Alterations  will  not  be  made  in  any  article  of  the  uniform 
that  will  result  in  a  material  change  from  the  cut  prescribed  for  it 
in  regulations;  nor  will  hooks  be  placed  on  the  front  of  the  coat  below 
the  buttons.  Company  commanders  will  exercise  personal  super- 
vision over  the  fitting  of  the  uniforms  of  the  men  of  their  companies, 
and  permit  only  such  changes  as  will  insure  a  proper  fit  without  dis- 
turbing the  general  appearance  of  the  uniform.     (U.  R.,  4.) 

1558.  Enlisted  men  will  not  be  permitted  to  wear  articles  of 
the  uniform  other  than  those  furnished  to  the  organization  to  which 
they  belong.     (U.  R.,  48.) 

1559.  Enlisted  men  will  not  be  permitted  to  wear  any  articles 
of  uniform  which  are  not  furnished  by  the  Quartermaster's  Depart- 
ment.    (U.  R.,  48.) 

1560.  Noncommissioned  officers  in  charge  of  working  parties  will 
not  wear  the  fatigue  uniform  unless  their  duties  be  such  as  to  make  it 
necessary.     (U.  R.,  p.  53.) 


232  UNIFORM. 

-  i  .1661.  Suspenders,  when  worn,  must  not  be  visible.  (U.  R.,  109.) 
•  Ji'1662.  White  uniform  for  wear  by  Hospital  Corps  men  on  duty 
in  the  wards,  dispensaries,  post-mortem  rooms,  operating  rooms, 
and  mess  rooms  of  hospitals;  also  by  Hospital  Corps  men  on  duty 
assisting  dental  surgeons.     (U.  R.,  p.  52.) 

1563.  For  inspection  of  the  dress  of  enlisted  men  before  leaving 
on,  and  after  returning  from,  pass  and  for  responsibilities  of  officers 
for  the  appearance  of  enlisted  men  in  garrison  and  on  pass,  etc.,  see 
U.  R.,  39. 

1564.  Articles  of  clothing  specially  provided  for  troops  stationed 
in  Alaska;  how  issued,  etc.     (G.  O.  67,  W.  D.,  1911,  p.  5.) 

1565.  When  changes  or  modifications  are  made  in  articles  of 
clothing  or  equipage,  issues  to  the  Regular  Army  and  Organized 
Militia  of  the  kinds  and  patterns  then  on  hand  will  be  continued 
until  the  supply  thereof  is  exhausted ;  and  whenever  any  particular 
kind  or  size  of  articles  of  clothing  or  equipage  that  has  been  modified 
is  exhausted  requisitions  for  that  kind  or  size  will  be  filled  from  the 
new  pattern  that  may  be  adopted.     (U.  R.,  8.) 

1566.  A  sample  of  each  size  of  garment  used  at  the  post  will  be 
furnished  to  post  quartermasters  for  the  use  of  organization  coin- 
manders  in  "trying  on"  the  garments  until  a  satisfactory  fit  is 
secured  and  the  soldier '  s  record  of  sizes  of  clothing  is  correct .  (U .  R . , 
37.) 

1567.  It  is  desired  that  company  commanders  shall  carefully 
scrutinize  issues  and  endeavor  to  prevent  enlisted  men  from  drawing 
any  quantities  of  clothing  in  excess  of  their  actual  needs.  While 
existing  orders  are  not  intended  to  limit  the  soldier  to  an  exact 
number  of  articles,  yet,  it  is  thought  that  the  allowance  as  pre" 
scribed  is  sufficient  for  all  intents  and  purposes  except  in  extraordi- 
nary cases.     (Q.  M.  G.,  Jan.  20,  1909;  12803,  O.  I.  G.) 

1568.  In  settling  the  clothing  accounts  of  enlisted  men  on  the 
first  settlement  date  following  enlistment,  credit  for  the  annual 
allowance  should  be  computed  at  the  rate  of  30  days  to  each  month, 
and  the  same  rule  obtains  in  the  st  ttlement  for  the  period  from  last 
regular  settlement  date  to  the  date  of  discharge.  For  example: 
A  soldier  enlisting  on  the  3d  day  of  March  would,  on  the  settlement 
date,  June  30,  be  entitled  to  three  times  the  monthly  share  of  the 
annual  allowance  and  28  times  the  daily  share  of  the  annual  allow- 
ance. Similarly,  a  soldier  discharged  on  March  3  would  be 
entitled  to  two  times  the  monthly  share  of  the  annual  allowance 
and  throe  times  the  daily  share  of  said  allowance.  The  tables 
specifying  the  money  allowance  for  clothing  contained  in  tht  orders 


VETERINARIANS^   HSCTAW  ?«« 

isBued  since  the  present  clothing  system  was  adopted  show  that  tlie 
daily  share  of  both  the  initial  and  annual  allowance  is  computed  on 
the  basis  of  30  days  to  each  month,  and  it  is  contemplated  that  credit 
be  extended  accordingly.  (Paymaster  General,  May  9, 1910;  14167, 
O.  I.  G.) 

1569.  Clothing  issued  to  a  soldier  whose  enlistment  was  fraudulent 
and  who  was  discharged  without  honor  and  without  final  statements 
is  the  property  of  the  United  States  and  should  be  retained  and  used. 
(Cir.  36,  W.  D.,  1910.) 

1570.  For  Army  Nurse  Corps  (female).     (M.  M.  D.,  83-87.) 

1571.  For  officers  and  crews  of  United  States  Army  transports. 
(Regulations  prescribing  Flags,  Uniforms,  etc.,  of  The  U.  S.  Army 
Transport  Service,  1899.) 

VETERINARIANS. 

1572.  Of  cavalry  and  field  artillen.:  Duties.  (A.  R.,  90,  91.) 
Status  as  to  pay,  allowances,  and  retirement.  (G.  O.  45,  W.  D., 
1911,  p.  10;  A.  R.,  89.)  Come  within  the  operation  of  the  act 
approved  May  11,  1908,  as  to  death  benefit  to  widow  or  other  person 
previously  designated.  (Cir.  81,  W.  D . ,  1908. )  Status  with  reference 
to  mounts,  horse  equipments,  and  forage.  (Cir.  5,  W.  D.,  1909.) 
To  carry  revolvers  and  ammunition  when  on  field  duty.  (G.  O.  39, 
W.  D.,  1910.)  Course  in  revolver  range  practice.  (G.  O.  39,  W.  D., 
1910.) 

1573.  A  veterinarian  of  cavalry  or  artillery  is  allowed  by  law 
the  pay  and  allowances  of  a  second  lieutenant.  He  is  given  rank 
by  G.  O.  39,  A.  G.  0.,  1902,  next  after  a  second  lieutenant,  and  the 
character  of  his  duties  is  such  as  to  require  him  to  give  orders  to 
enlisted  men.  He  is  therefore  entitled  to  receive  the  customary 
salute  from  enlisted  men.     (Cir.  18,  A.  G.  0.,  1902.) 

1574.  Veterinarians  are  not  competent  to  sit  as  members  of 
courts-martial  or  perform  any  of  the  duties  which  are  expressly 
required  by  law  to  be  performed  by  commissioned  officers.  As 
their  status  is  assimilated  to  that  of  commissioned  officers,  how- 
ever, they  are  eligible  for  detail  as  members  of  boards  of  survey  or 
councils  of  administration,  and  may,  when  no  commissioned  officer 
is  available,  serve  as  exchange  officers  or  post  treasurers  and  may 
witness  payments  to  enlisted  men.     (Cir.  30,  A.  G.  0.,  1901.) 

1575.  Inspection  by,  of  beef  cattle  before  they  are  slaughtered 
and  of  fresh  beef  when  delivered  at  post.     (G.  O.  28,  W.  D.,  1906.) 

1576.  Veterinary  supplies. — Supply  table,  including  instruments 
and  dispensary  equipments  for  veterinary  hospitals,  veterinarian's 


234  WATER   SUPPLY,   SEWERAGE,   ETC. 

field  equipment,  field  equipment  for  farriers  and  emergency  equip- 
ment for  horseshoers,  and  standard  veterinary  textbooks.  (G.  O. 
115,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

1577.  Veterinary  hospital,  where  authorized,     (A.  R.  92.) 

WATER    SUPPLY,  SEWERAGE,  HEATING  AND  LIGHTING  PLANTS. 

1578.  No  changes  in  or  extensions  of  systems  of  water  supply, 
sewerage,  plumbing,  heating,  gas  or  electric  lighting  will  be  made 
at  military  posts  or  in  any  buildings  thereat,  nor  will  existing  sewer, 
water,  gas  or  electric  lighting  mains  be  tapped  for  supplying  addi- 
tional service  without  proper  authority  from  the  War  Department. 
(G.  O.  163,  W.  D.,  1908.) 

1579.  Analysis  of  water  of  a  permanent  post  or  camp  in  the 
United  States.     (Cir.  58,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

1580.  Sanitation  of  camps. — Sanitary  rules  to  be  observed  in  the 
selection  of  camp  sites  and  the  establishment  of  camps.  (F.  S.  R., 
185-190.)  Odorless  excavating  tank  wagon,  urinals,  and  latrines. 
(G.  O.  170,  A.  G.  O.,  1899.) 

1581.  Rules  and  directions  for  care  of  steam-heating  plants. 
(Cir.  1,  A.  G.  O.,  1902.) 


V^^'i-f'ii 


APPENDIX. 


FOBM  FOR  REPORT  OF  AN  INSPECTION  OF  A  GARRISONED 
POST  AND  FORM  FOR  STATEMENT  OF  IRREGULARITIES 
AND  DEFICIENCIES. 

DIRECTIONS. 

1.  "The  written  reports  of  inspectors  general  and  acting  inspectors 
general  will  set  forth  a  correct  return  of  the  troops,  the  number 
present  at  and  absent  from  the  station  and  the  absentees  from  inspec- 
tion, and  whether  irregularities,  etc.,  reported  at  last  inspection, 
have  been  remedied;  after  which  will  follow  a  statement  of  the 
results  of  the  inspection,  dealing  only  with  defects,  deficiencies, 
irregularities,  recommendations,  and  commendations  whereof  the 
various  items  will  be  paragraphed  and  stated  separately.  These 
items  will  be  grouped  under  the  department  within  whose  sphere 
the  responsibility  for  the  conditions  stated  falls,  viz. :  Commanding 
officer.  Quartermaster's  Department,  Corps  of  Engineers,  etc.  Brief 
statement  will  be  made  of  the  various  drills  and  exercises  held  for 
the  inspector  and  the  report  concluded  with  an  exposition  of  the 
conclusions  arrived  at  as  to  the  military  efficiency,  discipline,  and 
instruction  of  the  command."     (A.  R.,  912.) 

2.  Reports  of  inspections  of  troops  will  contain  a  statement  of 
the  names  of  the  various  drills  from  the  setting  up  exercises  to  the 
evolutions  of  the  highest  organization  examined  by  the  inspector. 
A  similar  statement  will  recite  the  tests  of  the  classes  in  signaling 
and  the  Hospital  Corps  in  litter-bearer  drill  and  first  aid  to  the 
wounded. 

3.  If  the  number  and  percentage  of  desertions  are  abnormal, 
special  inquiry  as  to  the  cause  therefor  will  be  made  and  the  result 
briefly  reported.     (A.  R.,  913,  sec.  7.) 

4.  It  is  not  necessary  to  recite  affirmatively,  or  in  detail,  that  the 
subjects  enumerated  in  A.  R.,  913,  were  embraced  in  the  inspec- 
tion. The  results  of  the  inspection  are  assumed  to  have  been  sat- 
isfactory unless  otherwise  stated;  and  the  report  of   those  results 


286  APPENDIX. 

should  deal  only  with  defects,  deficiencies,  irregularities,  recom- 
mendations, and  commendations. 

5.  Trivial  matters  verbally  called  to  attention  of  officers  con- 
cerned and  corrected  on  the  spot  should  not  be  included  either  in 
the  report  or  list  of  irregularities,  but  all  defects,  deficiencies,  and 
irregularities  of  sufficient  importance  to  be  recorded  in  the  report 
should  also  be  included  in  the  list  fiunished  the  commanding  officer 
under  A.  R.,  915.        voTT'^'f'^.MX^^  MA  -i  »  t^O'  :-* 

6.  It  is  desired  that  inspectors  mention  in  their  reports,  by  name, 
officers  who  are  deserving  of  commendation  for  the  superior  condition 
of  their  commands.     (10334-A,  0.  I.  G.) 

7.  WTien  public  buildings  are  criticised,  etc.,  in  an  inspection 
report,  the  designation  and  number  (see  A.  R.,  1035)  should  be 
given,  as  Barracks  Nos.  5,  6;  Officers'  Quarters  Nos.  7,  8;  Granary 
No.  9,  etc.     (52-A,  2,  and  13505,  O.  I.  G.) 

8.  Inspectors  should  personally  investigate  complamts,  especially 
those  which  may  require  action  of  the  War  Department,  such  as 
general  unfitness  of  recruits  received,  inferior  quality  of  supplies, 
etc.;  and  irregularities  and  deficiencies,  such  as  failure  of  the  supply 
departments  to  meet  conditions,  pitting  of  guns,  etc.;  and  when 
such  matters  are  of  sufficient  importance  to  record  them  in  the 
inspection  report,  they  will  state  their  own  views  and  conclusions. 

9.  Recommendations  of  inspectors  on  matters  where  initiative 
remedial  action  is  within  the  province  of  the  commanding  officer 
(as,  for  example,  "It  is  recommended  that  a  crematory  be  con- 
structed at  this  post  for  the  burning  of  garbage")  should  be  included 
in  the  list  of  defects,  etc.,  furnished  the  commanding  officer,  as  well 
as  in  the  report.  Experience  has  shown  that  when  this  is  not  done 
inspectors'  recommendations  often  reach  this  (Inspector  General's) 
office  without  remark  from  any  commander  or  staff  officer,  which  fact 
leaves  the  subject  matter  incomplete  for  consideration  by  the  War 
Department. 

10.  When  an  irregularity  or  deficiency,  based  on  a  regulation  or 
order,  is  reported,  the  specific  regulation  or  order  should  be  cited 
in  the  inspection  report  and  in  the  list  of  irregularities  and  defi- 
ciencies furnished  the  commanding  offiqer.  (Cir.  letter,  O.  I.  G., 
July  18,  1908;  12519,  O.  I.  G.)         , 

^'ll.  The  sheets  of  Forms  5  and  5a,  Inspector  General's  Depart- 
ment (memoranda  for  inspection  of  posts),  except  the  folded  ones 
of  Form  5,  are  not  to  be  distributed  by  the  inspector,  but  will  be 
kept  in  his  personal  possession  for  his  notes;  nor  are  categorical 
answers  to  the  memoranda  thereon  to  be  sought  or  accepted  by  him, 


APPENDIX.  237 

unless  it  is  impossible  to  otherwise  secure  the  information  desired. 
The  sheets  are  not  to  form  part  of  his  report,  but  will  be  filed  in  his 
office. 

12.  When  an  inspector  furnishes  the  commanding  officer  with  a 
list  of  irregularities  or  deficiencies  under  A.  R.,  915,  his  report  of 
inspection  will  conclude  with  a  statement  to  the  effect  that  such  list 
has  been  furnished. 

Form  for  Report  of  an  Inspection  op  a  Garrisoned  Post. 

Fort , 

Adjutant  General, 


Sir:  I  have  the  honor  to  submit  report  of  an  inspection  of , 

made . 

The  last  inspection  by  an  officer  of  the  Inspector  General's  Depart- 
ment was  made — .  by . 

The  post  is  commanded  by ,  and  is  garrisoned  by 

Headquarters.  Band,  and  Troops  A,  B,  C,  and  D,  First  Cavalrv-; 
the  First  and  Second  Companies,  Coast  Artillery  Corps;  Companies 
A  and  B,  First  Infantry^,  aad  detachments  of  the  Staff  Corps  and 
Departments,  aggregating  82  officers  and  595  enlisted  men,  of  whom 
27  officers  and  585  enlisted  men  were  present  at  post  and  24  officers 
and  507  enlisted  men  present  in  ranks  at  inspection. 

Absentees  from  inspection  are  accounted  for  as  follows: 


Present  at  post. — Guard.  1;  officer  of  the  day,  1;  sick.  1.  Total,  ?>. 
Percentage  al)sent  from  inspection  of  total  officers  present  at  post. 
11.11. 

Absent  from  post. — (By  name,  rank,  and  regiment  or  corps  or 
department.) 

(1)  Maj. .  D.  S.  since — .  at as  mem]>er 

of  G.  C.  M. 

(2)  Capt. — ,  D.  S.  since .  at as  member 

of  General  Staff  Corjjs. 

(3)  First  Lieut. .  D.  S.  since  .  at  —  as 

Captain  P.  S. 

(4)  Capt. ,  leave  of  absence  for  two  months,  since 


aaa»  appendix. 

(5)  Second  Lieut. —  — ,  leave  of  absence  for  one  month, 

since .  !to<j'.(  hi;: 

Total  officers  absent  from  post,  5.  Percentage  absent  from  post 
of  total  officers  present  and  absent,  15.62. 

ENLISTED   MEN. 

Present  at  post. — Guard,  40;  sick,  10;  arrest  and  confinement,  12; 
extra  duty,  3;  special  duty,  13.  Total,  78.  Percentage  absent 
from  inspection  of  total  enlisted  men  present  at  post,  13.33. 

Absent  from  post. — D.  S.,  5;  furlough,  4;  without  leave,  1.  Total, 
10.  Percentage  absent  from  post  of  total  enlisted  men  present  and 
absent,  1.68. 


The  irregularities  and  deficiencies  reported  at  last  inspection  have 
been  remedied,  except  that  an  additional  wagon  shed  is  still  needed. 
See  defect  No.  10,  this  inspection. 

The  results  of  the  inspection  are  as  follows: 

COMMANDING   OFFICER. 

(Under  this  heading  are  grouped  all  items  which  do  not  specifically 
concern  a  bureau  of  the  War  Department.) 

1.  Troops  A  and  B,  First  Cavalry:  Not  well  drilled  in  horseman- 
ship; such  movements  as  passaging  and  turning  on  the  forehand 
were  very  poor. 

2.  First  Company,  Coast  Artillery  Corps:  Unauthorized  expendi- 
ture from  company  fund  as  follows:  January  8,  1907,  carving  set, 
$2.75.     (A.  R.,  322;  G.  O.  67,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

3.  Company  A,  First  Infantry:  Correspondence  book  not  indexed. 
(G.  O.  109,  W.  D.,  1906.) 

4.  Post  exchange:  No  printed  or  written  price  list  posted  in  lunch 
room.     (Par.  12,  G.  O.  176,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

5.  No  post  garden  (A.  R.,  352).  An  investigation  has  convinced 
the  inspector  that  the  cultivation  of  a  garden  is  practicable. 

Capt. is  reported  by  the  post  commander  and  sur- 
geon to  be  incapacitated  for  service,  both  mentally  and  physically. 
A  special  report  in  his  case  has  been  submitted  to  the  division  com-!- 
mander  under  A.  R.,  914. 

During  the  past  12  months  the  desertions  from  the  command, 
except  the  two  companies,  Coast  Artillery  Corps,  were  not  abnormal 
in  number. 


APPENDIX.  U^. 

The  First  Company,  Coaet  Artillery  Corps,  had  20  desertions  dur- 
ing that  period,  or  14.5  per  cent  of  the  aggregate  number  of  enlisted 
men  on  the  rolls;  and  the  Second  Company,  Coast  Artillery  Corps, 
17  desertions,  or  12.8  per  cent.  Special  inquiry  into  the  causes 
therefor  was  made. 

(Here  will  follow  a  brief  statement  of  the  result  of  the  special 
inquiry  as  required  by  A.  R.,  913,  sec.  7,  with  inspector's  conclu- 
sions. If  any  irregularities  are  developed  they  should  be  included 
in  the  list  furnished  the  commanding  officer  under  A.  R. ,  915,  as, 
for  example,  No.  6.) 

6.  The  abnormal  desertions  seem  to  be  largely  attributable  to 
unnecessary  restraints  and  harsh  discipline. 

rijb  fmhrf-^  ADJUTANT   GENERAL's   DEPARTMENT. 

7.  The  First  and  Second  Companies,  Coast  Artillery  Corps,  need 
23  and  20  recruits,  respectively.  These  companies  have  considerable 
hard  work  to  perform  in  caring  for  the  armament,  etc . ,  and  should  be 
kept  up  to  the  authorized  strength  as  closely  as  possible. 

quartermaster's  department. 

8.  Record  book  of  barracks  and  quarters  not  kept  posted  up — no 
entries  during  past  12  months.     (A,  R.,  1035.) 

9.  New  floors  are  needed  in  barracks  (building  No.  6)  of  Troops 
A  and  B,  First  Cavalry. 

10.  An  additional  wagon  shed  is  badly  needed.  Much  of  the 
wheeled  transportation  has  to  be  kept  in  the  open,  with  consequent 
deterioration .  It  is  recommended  that  an  additional  shed  be  author- 
ized.   This  defect  was  reported  at  last  inspection. 

11.  The  general  condition  of  the  public  buildings  of  the  post  as 
to  repair  is  poor.  They  are  mostly  in  need  of  painting  and  general 
repairs. 

12.  Much  complaint  was  made  by  the  companies  in  regard  to  the 
new  marching  shoe,  which,  after  little  wear,  appears  to  rip,  the  sole 
separating  from  the  upper  at  the  toe.  I  examined  several  pairs  which 
had  been  worn  about  20  days,  including  a  2  days'  practice  march, 
and,  as  the  leather  seems  to  be  of  excellent  quality,  am  of  opinion 
that  the  defect  is  due  to  inferior  quality  of  the  sewing  material  used. 

SUBSISTENCE    DEPARTMENT. 

13.  A  shipment  of  500  pounds  of  baking  powder  received  from 

on  November,  10,  1906,  is  reported  to  be  of  inferior 

quality. 


240  APPENDIX. 

(Here  should  follow  such  information  as  will  enable  the  Commis- 
sary General  to  take  action,  such  as  by  whom,  when  and  where  pur- 
chased, name  of  firm,  marks  on  package,  etc.;  also  the  inspector's 
opinion  and  recommendation.) 

The  excellent  condition  of  this  department  throughout  reflects 

great  credit  on  Capt. ,  the  commissary,  who  impressed 

me  as  a  very  energetic  and  capable  officer. 

MEDICAL   DEPARTMENT. 

14.  The  hospital,  which  was  built  for  a  four-company  post,  ia 
entirely  too  small  for  the  present  and  prospective  garrisons.  It 
should  be  enlarged  to  at  least  double  its  present  capacity. 

15.  Gross  receipts  for  sales  of  vegetables  from  hospital  garden  dur- 
ing June  and  July,  1911,  not  taken  up  in  the  statements  of  the  hospi- 
tal fund  for  these  months.  Pay  of  gardener,  $6  per  month,  for  which 
no  authority  of  the  chief  surgeon  could  be  found,  was  deducted,  and 
only  the  balance  taken  up,  the  payments  to  the  gardener  not  appear- 
ing in  the  monthly  statements.     (M,  M.  D.,  307,  314.) 

16.  Ambulance  driver  not  designated  by  the  surgeon  to  care  for 
the  ambulance,  its  equipment,  and  harness.     (A.  R.,  1452.) 

17.  Ambulance  harness  in  poor  condition — needs  cleaning  and 
oiling. 

CORPS    OF   ENGINEERS. 

18.  Galleries  of  Battery leak  badly. 

19.  Magazine  of  Battery  — — —  unserviceable  on  account  of  exces- 
sive dampness. 

20.  No  lights  on  loading  platforms  of  Batteries . 

21.  All  wires  forming  the  system  of  communications  are  aerial  and 
exposed  to  hostile  fire — one  shell  from  an  enemy's  ships  might  para- 
lyze the  whole  system.  Provision  should  be  made  for  underground 
lines.  (This  is  an  example  of  an  item  that  affects  two  staff  depart- 
ments (Engineer  and  Signal),  and  should  be  stated  under  each.) 

ORDNANCE    DEPARTMENT. 

22.  It  was  reported  to  me  that  a  number  of  cocking  pieces  of  the 
new  rifle  had  been  broken  at  target  practice.  Several  of  these  were 
examined  by  me.  It  is  the  general  opinion,  in  which  I  concur,  of 
officers  and  men  whom  I  questioned  on  the  subject  that  the  defect  is 
not  attributable  to  any  local  cause.  A  diagram  is  attached  showing 
the  exact  location  of  the  break. 


APPENDIX.  an? 

23.  There  is  no  ordnance  sergeant  at  this  post.  One  is  badly- 
needed. 

24.  The  following  surplus  ordnance  stores  are  on  hand,  viz :  [State 
kind,  quantity,  and  condition.] 

SIGNAL  CORPS. 

25.  All  wires  forming  the  system  of  communications  are  aerial  and 
exposed  to  hostile  fire — one  shell  from  an  enemy's  ships  might  para- 
lyze the  whole  system.  Provision  should  be  made  for  underground 
lines. 

26.  There  is  no  telephonic  connection  with  the  tide  station. 
(C.  A.  M.  4,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

FIELD    OFFICERS. 

(Report  by  name,  affirmatively  or  negatively,  physical  fitness  for 
field  service.— G.  O.  181,  W.  D.,  1907.) 

COMMENDATION. 

The  affairs  at  the  post  are  well  administered,  and  harmony  and 
good  feeling  prevail. 

INSPECTION    EXERCISES. 

The  following  drills  and  inspection  exercises  were  held,  viz: 
(State  briefly  the  various  drills  and  exercises  held  for  the  inspector. ) 

CONCLUSIONS. 

(As  to  military  efficiency,  discipline,  and  instruction  of  the  com- 
mand.) 


A  statement,  in  writing,  of  irregularities  and  deficiencies  has  been 
furnished  the  commanding  officer  under  A.  R.,  915.     They  are  con- 
tained in  the  numbered  paragraphs  of  this  report. 
Very  respectfully, 

Major,  Inspector  General. 
Form  for  Statement  of  Irregularities  and  Deficiencies. 

(See  par.  124,  ante.) 


Fort 


Commanding  Officer, 
Fort 

12969'— 12 16 


242  APPENDIX. 

Sir:  Under  the  provisions  of  A.  R.,  915, 1  have  the  honor  to  furnish 
you  the  following  list  of  irregularities  and  deficiencies  observed 
during  the  recent  inspection  of  your  post: 

COMMANDING    OFFICER. 

1.  Troops  A  and  B,  First  Cavalry:  Not  well  drilled  in  horseman- 
ship, such  movements  as  passaging  and  turning  on  the  forehand 
were  very  poor. 

2.  First  Company,  Coast  Artillery  Corps:  Unauthorized  expendi- 
ture from  company  fund,  as  follows:  January  8,  1907,  carving  set, 
$2.75.     (A.  R.,  322;  G.  O.,  67,  W.  D.,  1911.) 

3.  Company  A,  First  Infantry:  Correspondence  book  not  indexed. 
(G.  O.,  109,  W.  D.,  1906.) 

4.  Post  exchange:  No  printed  or  written  price  list  posted  in  lunch 
room.     (Par.  12,  G.  O.,  176,  W.  D.,  1909.) 

5.  No  post  garden.  (A.  R.,  352.)  An  investigation  has  convinced 
the  inspector  that  the  cultivation  of  a  garden  is  practicable. 

6.  The  abnormal  desertions  from  the  First  and  Second  Companies, 
Coast  Artillery  Corps,  during  the  past  12  months,  seem  to  be  largely 
attributable  to  unnecessary  restraints  and  harsh  discipline. 

ADJUTANT   general's    DEPARTMENT. 

7.  The  First  and  Second  Companies,  Coast  Artillery  Corps,  need 
23  and  20  recruits,  respectively.  These  companies  have  consider- 
able hard  work  to  perform  in  caring  for  the  armament,  etc.,  and 
should  be  kept  up  to  the  authorized  strength  as  closely  as  possible. 

quartermaster's  department. 

8.  Record  book  of  barracks  and  quarters  not  kept  posted  up — no 
entries  during  past  12  months.     (A.  R.,  1035.) 

9.  New  floors  are  needed  in  barracks  (building  No.  6)  of  Troops  A 
and  B,  First  Cavalry. 

10.  An  additional  wagon  shed  is  badly  needed.  Much  of  the 
wheeled  transportation  has  to  be  kept  in  the  open,  with  consequent 
deterioration.  It  is  recommended  that  an  additional  shed  be 
authorized.     This  defect  was  reported  at  last  inspection. 

11.  The  general  condition  of  the  public  buildings  of  the  post  aa 
to  repair  is  poor.  They  are  mostly  in  need  of  painting  and  general 
repairs. 

12.  Much  c;omplaint  was  made  by  the  companies  in  regard  to  the 
new  marching  shoe,  which,  after  little  wear,  appears  to  rip,  the  sole 
separating  from  the  upper  at  the  toe. 


APPENDIX.  j  £48 


SUBSISTENCE    DEPARTMENT. 


13.  A  shipment  of  500  pounds  of  baking  powder  received  from 
on  November  10,  1906,  is  reported  to  be  of  inferior 


quality. 

MEDICAL   DEPARTMENT. 

14.  The  hospital,  which  was  built  for  a  four-company  post,  is  en- 
tirely too  small  for  the  present  and  prospective  garrisons.  It  should 
be  enlarged  to  at  least  double  its  present  capacity. 

15.  Gross  receipts  for  sales  of  vegetables  from  hospital  garden  dur- 
ing June  and  July,  1911,  not  taken  up  in  the  statements  of  the  hos- 
pital fund  for  these  months.  Pay  of  gardener,  $6  per  month,  for 
which  no  authority  of  the  chief  surgeon  could  be  found,  was  deducted 
and  only  the  balance  taken  up,  the  payments  to  thegardenernot 
appearing  in  the  monthly  statements.     (M.  M.  D.,  307,  314.) 

16.  Ambulance  driver  not  designated  by  the  surgeon  to  care  for 
the  ambulance,  its  equipment,  and  harness,     (A.  R.,  1452.) 

17.  Ambulance  harness  in  poor  condition — needs  cleaning  and 
oiling, 

CORPS  OF  ENGINEERS. 

18.  Galleries  of  Battery leak  badly. 

19.  Magazine   of   Battery   unserviceable   on   account   of 

excessive  dampness. 

20.  No  lights  on  loading  platforms  of  Batteries . 

21.  All  wires  forming  the  system  of  communications  are  aerial 
and  exposed  to  hostile  fire — one  shell  from  an  enemy's  ships  might 
paralyze  the  whole  system.  Provision  should  be  made  for  under- 
ground lines. 

ORDNANCE  DEPARTMENT. 

22.  It  was  reported  that  a  number  of  cocking  pieces  of  the  new 
rifle  had  been  broken  at  target  practice. 

23.  There  is  no  ordnance  sergeant  at  this  post.  One  is  badly 
needed. 

24.  The  following  surplus  ordnance  stores  are  on  hand,  viz: 
(State  kind,  quantity,  and  condition.) 

SIGNAL   CORPS. 

25.  All  wires  forming  the  system  of  communications  are  aerial 
and  exposed  to  hostile  fire — one  shell  from  an  enemy's  ships  might 


244  APPENDIX. 

paralyze  the  whole  system.     Provision  should  be  made  for  under- 
ground lines. 
,^:-  26.  There  is  no  telephonic  connection  with  the  tide  station.     (C. 
A.  M.  4,  W.  D.,  1909.) 


Your  attention  is  invited  to  the  requirements  of  A.  R.,  915,  and 
Circular  14,  War  Department,  1906. 

Very  respectfully,  -, 

Major,  Inspector  General. 


aargir  gHoiTAiYEXMA  10  t«ij  a*?? 

Uryw. 

LIST  OF  ABBREVIATIONS  USED.  /" 

A.  G.  O.— Adjutant  General's  office,  or  The  Adjutant  General's 
Office. 
A.  R.— Army  Regulations,  1910,  when  not  otherwise  indicated. 
C.  A.  M. — Coast  Artillery  Memorandum. 

C.  D.  R.— Cavalry  Drill  Regulations,  1909.  ■^' 
Cir. — Circular. 

Comp. — Comptroller  of  the  Treasury. 

Dec. — Decision. 

Dept. — Department.  '"^^ 

Div. — D  ivision .  ' 

D.  J.  A.  G.— Digest  of  Opinions  of  the  Judge  Advocate  General, 
1901. 

D.  R.  C.  A.— Drill  Regulations  for  Coast  Artillery,  1909. 
D.  R.  H.  C— Drill  Regulations,  Hospital  Corps,  1908. 

D.  R.  L.  A.— Drill  Regulations  for  Light  Artillery,  1896. 

E.  R.— Engineer  Regulations,  1910.  •>!'".. ...... 

F.  S.  R.— Field  Service  Regulations,  19I0'/P'*«^T  vjmA  -.H  .T 

G.  O. — General  Orders. 

I.  D.  R. — Infantry  Drill  Regulations,  1911,  when  not  otherwise 
indicated. 

I.  G.  D. — Inspector  General's  Department. 

J.  A.  G. — Judge  Advocate  General. 

M.  A.  B. — Manual  for  Army  Bakers,  1910. 

M.  G.  D.— Manual  of  Guard  Duty,  1908. 

M.  L. — Military  Laws  of  the  United  States,  1901,  with  Supple- 
ment to  August  22,  1911. 

M.  M.  D. — Manual  for  the  Medical  Department,  1911. 

M.  P.  D. — Manual  for  the  Pay  Department,  1910. 

M.  S.  D. — Manual  for  the  Subsistence  Department,  1910. 

M.  S.  0. — ^The  Military  Secretary's  office. 

N.  C.  R. — National  Cemetery  Regulations,  1911. 

N.  H.  D.  V.  S. — National  Home  for  Disabled  Volunteer  Soldiers. 

O.  C.  E.— Office  of  the  Chief  of  Engineers. 

245 


246  LIST  OF  ABBREVIATIONS  USED. 

O.  C.  G. — Office  of  the  Commissary  General. 
O.  I.  G. — Office  of  Inspector  General. 
Op. — Opinion. 

O.  P.  R. — Ordnance  Property  Regulations,  1909. 
O.  R. — Regulations  for  the   government  of  the  Ordnance  De- 
partment, 1907. 

0.  S.  M.— Ordnance  Supply  Manual,  1904. 

P.— Page. 

Par. — Paragraph. 

Prov.  M.  S.  M. — Provisional  Manual  for  Submarine  Mining,  1906. 

Prov.  S.  A.  F.  M. — Provisional  Small  Arms  Firing  Manual,  1909, 

Q.  M. — Quartermaster. 

Q.  M.  G. — Quartermaster  General. 

Q.  M.  G.  O. — Quartermaster  General's  office. 

Q.  M.  M. — Quartermaster's  Manual,  1904. 

Regs. — Regulations. 

R.  S. — Revised  Statutes  of  the  United  States. 

S.  C.  M.  No.  2.— Signal  Corps  Manual,  No.  2,  1909. 

S.  C.  M.  No.  3.— Signal  Corps  Manual,  No.  3,  1910. 

S.  C.  M.  No.  7.— Signal  Corps  Manual,  No.  7,  1909. 

Scy. — Secretary. 

Sec. — Section. 

Stat.  L. — ^United  States  Statutes  at  Large. 

T.  R. — Army  Transport  Service  Regulations,  1908. 

U.  R. — Regulations  for  the  Uniform  of  the  United  States  Army. 

W.  D. — ^War  Department. 

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INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Abbreviations: 

A,  R.  to  be  used  for  Army  Regulations,  1336. 
Fire-control  stations,  1337. 

List  of,  used  in  this  book,  p.  245. 

R.  S.  to  be  used  for  Revised  Statutes  of  the  United  States,  1336. 
Abstract  of  Issues: 

Subsistence  stores,  checking  of  entries,  1480.        ^^^iiiul  i  m,  > 

Abstract  of  Sales:  •  ' '  .  ' 

Subsistence  stores- 
Checking  entries,  1480. 
Making  daily,  1481. 
Accountability.    (See  Public  Moneys,  p.  372,  and  Public  Property,  p.  374.) 
Accounts: 

Clothing,  94. 

Disbursing  officers',  to  be  kept  separately  under  each  bond;  exception,  204. 

Falsification  of,  penalty,  231. 

Fund,  examination  by  post  commander,  1050. 

Quartermaster's  supplies,  1217. 
Accounts  Current: 

Balances- 
Analyses,  213-216, 220.  r.WiuU 
Cash,  verification  of,  before  witness,  215,  216;^**  >^"*"^^'*''^*^*'*'^*'* 

Depositary  accounts  to  be  designated  on,  206. 

Falsification  of,  penalty,  231. 

Preparation,  etc.,  205,  213-218,  220,  232.  "  '' 

Regulations  governing,  181,  205,  213-220. 

Rendition  of,  delay,  218. 

Subsidiary  cash  account,  220. 

Suspensions,  explanations  to  be  made  promptly,  212 
Acconterments.    (See  Arms  and  Equipments,  p.  250.) 
Acting  Dental  Sui^eon.    (See  Dental  Corps,  p.  287.) 
Acting  Inspector  General: 

Allowances  of,  4. 

Detail  of,  4. 

Duties,  etc.    (See  Inspectors-General,  p.  330.) 

Title  of,  not  to  be  attached  to  signatures  of  officers  not  so  detailed  1323 
Address:  '        '      i 

Officers  detailed  to  the  General  Staff  Corj)s  or  staff  departments  1322  ' 

Adjutant  General's  Department:  '  " '  ^ 

Detail  of  line  officers  to,  493. 

Organization,  474. 
Adjutant  General,  The: 

Communications  not  to  be  addressed  through,  1347. 

247 


248  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Advance  and  Rear  Guards: 

Field  training,  895. 
Advertisements: 

Regulations  and  instructions,  661-663. 
Aeroscopes:  .   , 

Fortifications,  supplied  by  Si^al  Corps,  723(6). 
Agate  Ware: 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  302.                                                 taaohst/atdcf/ 
Agents:  -'  -•'   "    * 

Companies  as,  for  laundries,  768. 

Contracts  with  i)ersons  in  the  military  service,  210. 

Noncommissioned  officers  as,  997. 

Post  exchange  as  agent  for  private  laundry,  1091. 

Quartermasters  on  Philippine  interisland  transports  to  be  relieved  by,  542. 
Alaska: 

Clothing  specially  provided  for  troops  in,  1564. 

Disbursing  officers,  funds  in  personal  possession,  227. 

Subsistence  sales  list,  1475. 
Alaskan  Cable  and  Telegraph  Lines:  ./ 

Inspection  of  money  accounts,  132.  f 

Alimony: 

Stoppage  of  pay  to  satisfy  claim  for,  230. 
Alterations: 

Band  instruments,  1223. 

Checks,  to  be  certified  to,  149. 

Ordnance  materiel,  issued  to—  sJa^uu  ' 

Field  Artillery,  842.  ;» > 

Militia- 
Coast  Artillery,  841. 
Field  Artillery,  842. 

Uniform,  1557. 
Ambulance  Companies: 

Arms  and  equipments,  440,  441. 

Instruction,  922. 

Organization,  474. 

Records,  1382.  ..  ^^i^fnoiq  oixini 

Ambulances:  ^^  q  .eiHamqinp  ...  'it 

Allowance  of,  1535.  ,  -gj  ^  .kjio')  leimd ».  ''  TMtitl 

Care,  etc.,  1535.  '  tl  anl;tr>A 

Driver,  designation,  1535.  ,   '  . 

Housed  near  hospital,  1535. 

Inspection,  90, 1059, 1535. 

Repairs,  1535. 

Surgeon's  call,  1535. 

Use,  at  posts  and  in  the  field,  1536. 
American  National  Red  Cross:  {h/. 

Audit  of  receipts  and  expenditures- 
Assigned  to  Inspector  General's  Department,  346. 
Law,  346,  ■  cfiMiii.jR 

Medical  officer,  detail  to  first-aid  department^  authorized,  347.  isno'.) 

Ordnance  stores,  sales  authorized,  348. 
Ammeters: 

Fortifications,  supplied  by  the  Signal  Corps,  723(6). 


INDEX.  849 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Ammunition; 

Allowance- 
Gun,  349. 
Small  arms- 
Annual,  349.  '  <'K\ 
Blank,  350. 

Field  belt,  carried  in,  353. 

Guard  cartridges,  supply  to  be  kept  at  posts,  354. 
Reserve  supply  to  be  kept  on  hand,  359. 
Saddlebags,  carried  in,  353. 
Blank,  350,  355,  364,  815,  825. 
Cannon,  inspection  for  condemnation,  279(c),  325. 
Drill  primers,  allowance,  when  to  be  used,  etc.,  351. 
Expenditure  of,  354,  360. 
Explosives- 
Care,  storage,  inspection,  etc.,  352.  :,g>^  .q  ^,noi;i' 
High,  information  relative  to,  352. 
Guardmg  prisoners,  403.  •" '•  ' -' 
Inspection  by  company  commanders  to  prevent  loss,  etc.,  362.  ■•> 
Inventory  and  inspection  reports  on  cannon,  279(c),  325.  :: 
Marking  of  blank,  metallic,  350. 
Morning  and  evening  gun,  350. 
Original  packages  of  blank,  364. 

Powder,  355.  fl 

Projectiles—  •  .>^.;y 

Cleaning,  marking,  painting,  piling,  etc.,  .356. 
Steel,  use  in  target  practice  or  other  firings,  357. 
Sale  to  soldiers  for  him  ting,  361 . 
Saluting  purposes,  350. 
Storage  in  company  storeroom,  363. 
Supply  service  in  the  field,  349. 
Veterinarians  in  the  field,  1572. 
Ammunition  Chests: 

Field  artillery,  inspection  for  condemnation,  331.  '^'^^  xt«Hu 
Ammunition  Hoists.    (See  Hoists,  p.  313.)  *"^"^"  ^°^  *'' 

Ammunition  Service  Apparatus: 

Seacoast  guns,  care,  843. 
Ammunition  Wagons: 

Taking,  on  practice  marches,  or  to  permanent  or  maneuver  camps,  1527. 
Animals: 

Keeping  of  domestic,  at  national  cemeteries,  980, 981. 
Shipment  of,  on  transports,  518. 
(See  Public  Animals,  p.  372.) 
Annual  Reports: 

Chiefs  of  bureaus ,  367 ,368.  .   ,. 

Department  commander,  368. 
Division  commander,  366, 368. 
Inspector  general  of  a  division,  17,  365, 368. 
Secretary  of  War,  reports  of  inspections  of  money  accounts,  131. 
Supervision  of  Chief  of  Staff,  368,  799. 
Apparatus: 

Ammunition  service,  seacoast  gims,  care,  843. 

Bakeries,  1037. 

(See  Electrical  Apparatus,  p.  294.) 


850  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Appliances: 

Surgical  or  scientific—  .  >,: 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  310. 
Lists  of,  310. 

(See  Electrical  Appliances,  p.  295.) 
Applicants  for  Enlistment: 

Articles  of  War,  reading  to,  544. 

(See  Kecruiting  Stations,  p.  386.) 
Appointments: 

Dental  Corps,  law,  673. 

Noncommissioned  ofRoers— 
Lance  corporals,  1006. 
Machine-gun  platoons,  1005. 
Reenlisted,  1004. 

Officers  using  outside  influence  for,  1012. 

(See  Boards  of  Officers,  p.  263.) 
Appropriations: 

Buildings,  construed,  629. 

Credits  from  property  transferred,  179. 

Exi)enditure  in  excess  of,  221. 

Fiscal  years,  171, 170, 177, 178. 

Ordnance  material  used  in  manufactures,  182. 

Pressing  obligations,  payment  from  any  balance,  183. 

Regulations  governing,  181. 
Aprons: 

Bakers',  purchased  from  bakery  fund,  797. 

Cooks',  purchased  from  company  fund,  754. 
Armament: 

Insi)ection  of  seacoast,  upon  turning  over,  821. 

Painting,  at  fortifications,  for  concealment,  721. 

Subpost,  Coast  Artillery,  care,  855. 
Arm  Chests: 

Care  and  disposition,  1262. 

Responsibility  for  not  having,  in  case  of  loss  of  small  arms,  1261. 
Armories: 

Army  transports,  520. 

Inspection  of,  by  whom  and  how  often  made,  41, 68. 

Officer  of  the  day,  806. 

(See  Arsenals,  p.  256.) 
Arm  Racks: 

Issue,  1261. 

Troops  changing  station  not  to  take,  1263. 
Arms.    (See  Arms  and  Equipments,  below,  and  Small  Arms,  p.  400.) 
Arms  and  Equipments: 

Blacksmith  tools  for  mounted  bands,  409. 

Chief  ordnance  officer  of  division  to  keep  set  of  ordnance  equipment,  420. 

Commands,  i)reparedness  for  war,  899. 

Condition  and  state  of,  duties  of  inspectors  general,  8. 

Engineer  equipment  for  organizations,  etc.,  432-438. 

Enlisted  men— 

Ambulance  companies,  440, 441. 
Barrack  regulations,  453. 


INDEX.  251 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Arms  and  Equipments— Continued. 
Enlisted  men— Continued. 

Belts— 

For  recruiting  parties,  414. 
Saber- 
Bands,  kind,  412.  ■      ' 
Worn  outside  the  overcoat,  413. 

Blanket  roll,  395. 

Blankets,  457. 

Bolo— 

For  what  troops  prescribed,  393. 
How  carried,  393. 

Canteen,  how  worn,  396. 

Cartridge-carry'ng  devices,  worn  outside  overcoat,  413. 

Coast  Artillery  Corps- 
Engineers,  384. 
Firemen,  384. 

Inspection  as  Infantry,  104,  394. 
Intrenching  tools  for,  104,  394. 
Kits,  field  and  surplus,  104,  394. 
Master  gunners,  384. 
Noncommissioned  staff,  except  sergeant  major,  to  have  certain,  384. 

Equipments- 
Fitting  Of,  to  the  men,  452. 
Marking,  427, 428, 448,  449,  473. 

Field  Artillery,  384,  393,  431. 

Field  hospitals,  440. 

First-aid  packets,  447, 448. 

First  sergeants  of  foot  troops,  to  be  armed  with  revolver  only,  pending  issue 
of  new  equipment,  389. 

Fork,  how  carried,  396. 

Haversack,  how  carried,  396. 

Horse  equipments- 
Bits  for  horses  of  Field  Artillery,  416. 
Blanket,  saddle,  care,  419. 
Bridoon,  holding  and  adjusting  reins,  415. 
Dressing  and  polishing  material,  450,  451. 
Field  Artillery,  384,  416. 
Hospital  Corps,  445,  446. 
Saddle- 
How  packed,  articles  carried,  etc.,  417. 
Packing  at  signal  "  To  horse,"  418. 

Hospital  Corps,  384. 

Hospital  Corps  knife,  to  be  worn  at  inspection  under  arms,  444. 

Infantry  equipment  pack,  new,  395. 

Kits- 
Field  service  and  surplus,  384,  394. 
Surplus  kit  bag,  397. 

Knife,  how  carried,  396. 

Machine-gun  company,  384,  393. 

Machine-gim  platoons,  384,  392,  393,  400. 

Machine-gun  troop,  provisional,  384,  393. 

Meat  can,  how  carried,  396. 


d5e  HTDTX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Arms  and  Equipments— Continued. 

Enlisted  men— Continued.  ual;i 

Noncommissioned  staff- 
Dismounted,  to  wear  pistol  instead  of  saber  in  the  field,  387. 
Post,  384. 
Orderlies,  398. 
Orderlies,  mounted,  399. 
Orders  prescribing,  384. 
Ordnance  detachments,  110(c). 
Pack,  Infantry  equipment,  new,  395. 
Personal  equipments,  how  worn  or  carried,  396. 
Philippine  Scouts,  1025. 

Prescribed  arms  to  be  carried  "imder  arms"  by,  385. 
Prescribed  for  all  troops,  384-400.   , 
Recruiting  parties,  1404. 

Revolvers  for  first  sergeants  and  sergeants  of  foot  troops,  388,  389. 
Rifle- 
How  carried  attached  to  saddle,  386. 

School  detachments  not  armed  with,  390.  ..  r 

Saber,  how  carried  attached  to  the  saddle,  386. 
Serviceable,  old  pattern,  not  to  be  replaced,  328. 
Service  school  detachments,  390. 
Small  arms,  care  of,  421-426. 

Small-arms  target-practice  equipment,  to  be  carried  by,  391. 
Spoon,  how  carried,  396. 
Surplus  kit  bag,  397. 
Tin  cup,  how  carried,  396. 
Under  arms,  will  carry  the  prescribed,  385. 
•  '  0  Waist-belt  adapters,  issue  and  use,' 411.  . 
Field  Artillery- 
Fire-control  equipment,  430. 
Gun  and  carriage  equipment,  429. 
Gun  and  pack  outfit,  for  moimtain,  429. 
Field  bakeries.    (See  Bakeries,  p.  259.) 
Field  cooking  equipment.    (See  Cooking  Equipment,  p.  283.) 
Identification  tag,  issue,  how  ajid  by  whom  worn,  410. 
Inspection  and  verification  by  commanding  officers,  1070, 1071. 
Inspection  for  condemnation.    (See  Inspection  of  Property  for  Condemnation, 

p.  322.) 
Kitchen  car,  467.  '  kH 

Machine-gun  platoons,  gun  equipment,  etc.,  400. 
Medical  Department  equipment,  439. 
Officers— 

Condition  as  to  neatness,  serviceability,  etc.,  in  which  to  be  kept,  370,  1560. 
Horse  equipments- 
Bridle,  double,  holding  and  adjusting  reins,  415. 
Issue  to— 

Dismounted  officers  temporarily  on  mounted  duty,  383. 
Field  ofncers  pending  adoption  of  new  design,  381. 
Majors  of  Philippine  Scouts,  382. 
Mounted  officers  below  grade  of  major,  379,  381. 
List  of,  to  be  kept  in  possession  of  mounted,  369. 
Saddlecloth,  dark  blue,  disposition,  380. 


INDEX.  253 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  iDdioated. ] 

Arms  and  Equipments— Continued. 
Officers— Continued. 

Inspections- 
Commanding  officers'  verification  and,  371. 
Whole  equipment  may  be  required,  369. 

Personal- 
Articles  that  may  he  drawn  from  Ordnance  Department,  369. 
Basin  and  bucket,  canvas,  sale  to,  377. 
Bedding  roll,  sale  to,  377. 

Blanket,  carrying  for  purposes  of  inspection,  374. 
Clothing  roll,  sale  to,  377. 
Field  glasses,  375,  376. 
List  of,  to  be  in  possession  of,  369. 

Pistol  instead  of  saber  to  be  worn  in  the  field  by  dismounted,  373. 
Regulations  prescribing,  369. 


Dismounted,  not  to  wear  in  the  field,  373. 

Mounted,  how  carried,  372. 
Side  arms  not  to  t>e  worn  while  taking  physical  tests,  1034. 
Signal  equipments,  sale  to,  375. 
Small-anns  target-practice  equipment  for,  378. 
Verification  by  commanding  officers,  371. 

Old  and  new  pattern  ec^ulpage,  issue,  1565. 

Ordnance  equipment,  set  to  be  kept  by  chief  ordnance  officer  of  division,  420. 

Perfection  target  spotters,  issue,  407. 

Range  finders,  Weldon,  issue,  408. 

Reconnaissance  instruments,  433-438. 

Recordmg  rifle  rod  outfits,  issue  for  histruction,  406. 

Repair  kit,  company,  454. 

Repairs,  facilities  for  making,  454. 

Rifles- 
Gallery  practice,  allowance,  402. 
Guarding  prisoners,  403. 

Use  in  swimming  and  wall-scaling  exercises,  405. 
With  Maxim  silencer,  issue,  402. 

Shotguns  for  hunting,  404. 

Shotguns  for  guarding  prisoners,  403. 

Signal  Corps,  field  company  equipment,  469. 

Signal  outfits,  visual- 
Issue  to  organizations,  471. 
When  and  by  whom  carried,  472.  j   r.ii'i  a. 

Subtarget  gun  machine,  issue  for  instruction,  406. 

Telescopic  musket  sights,  issue,  etc.,  401. 

Troops— 

In  the  field,  equipments  issued  by  Quartermaster's  Department,  4fi6. 
Of  all  branches  of  the  service,  384-400. 

Veterinarians  of  Cavalry  and  Field  Artillery,  revolvers  and  ammunition  in  the 
field,  1572. 

Wearing,  on  the  prescribed  occasions,  1072. 

Whistles,  issue  to  Infantry  companies,  455.  , 

Army: 

Attendance  at  tournaments,  fairs,  etc.,  policy  of  War  Department,  499. 

Battalions,  provisional,  authorized  for  Coast  Artillery  Corps,  486. 


«M  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 
Army— Continued . 

Brigades,  organization  for  instruction,  etc.,  490, 
Command  of  regulars,  by  militia  officers,  960. 
Detail  of  line  officers— 

To  staff  corps  and  departments,  493. 
With  militia,  status,  494. 
Divisions,  organization  for  instruction,  490. 
Efficiency  of,  duties  of  inspectors  general,  8. 
Enlisted  strength  and  composition  of— 
Bands,  475,  572,  573. 
Company  organizations,  484. 
Detachments.    (See  Detachments,  p.  289.) 
Line  and  staff  departments,  483. 
Machine-gun  platoons,  488. 
Regiments,  483. 
First  field  army,  organization,  district,  etc.,  492. 
Machine-gun  troops  and  companies,  organization,  487. 
Military  prison  companies,  authorized,  478. 
Militia,  closer  affiliation  between  regulars  and,  961. 
Organization— 
For  war,  491. 
Line  and  staff,  474. 
Pay  increased,  law,  497. 
Recruit  depot  companies,  authorized,  477. 

Regiments,  provisional,  authorized  for  Coast  Artillery  Corps,  486. 
Reorganization  of  line  and  staff,  474. 
Sergeants,  additional,  to  provide  for  militia  details,  485. 
Army  and  Navy: 

Joint  board  of  officers,  610. 
Army  and  Navy  General  Hospital: 

Rations,  commutation  for  enlisted  men  on  duty  at,  1303. 
Army  Field  Ser\lce  and  Correspondence  School  for  Medical  OfHcers: 

Regulations  governing,  877(j). 
Army  Medical  School: 

Regulations  governing,  877(i). 
Army  Nnrse  Corps: 
Female- 
Authorized,  474. 

Rations,  commutation,  1303, 1305. 
Uniform,  1570 
Army  Reflations: 

Accounted  for,  how,  285. 
A.  R.  as  an  abbreviation  to  be  used,  1336. 
Inspection  of,  for  condemnation,  285. 
Turning  in  to  War  Department,  286. 
Army  School  of  the  Line: 

'R^ulations  governing,  S77(g). 
Army  Sti^al  School: 

Regulations  governing,  877(A). 
Army  Staff  College: 

Craduato^s,  detail  or  detached  service,  1459. 
Emulations  governing,  877(b). 


INDEX.  266 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Army  Transports: 

Animals,  shipment  on,  518. 
Armories  on,  520. 

Arrival  and  departure,  reports,  506. 
Blank  forms,  A.  G.  O.,  supply,  529. 
Buoys,  life,  521. 

Casuals,  instructions  as  to  embarkation,  .508. 
Civilian  employees,  discipline,  531,  532. 
Clothing  for  use  of  enlisted  passengers,  512,  513. 
Colonel  of  Philippines  Constabulary,  status  on,  603 
Commanding  officer  of  troops- 
Assuming  command,  500-503. 
Designation,  etc.,  500. 
Discipline,  responsibility,  500. 
Record  books,  post,  528. 
Report  by,  505. 

Status  of  transport  quartermaster  with  reference  to,  509. 
Commissarie»s— 

Funds  in  personal  possession,  225. 
Monthly  inventory  of  subsistence  stores,  1237. 
Crews,  uniform,  1571. 

Damage  or  destruction  by  fire,  storm,  etc.,  action,  625. 
Fowls,  shipment  on,  518. 
Fumigation,  524. 
Gambling,  47,  530.  . 

Guard  duty,  status  of  Navy  and  Marine  Corps,  534, 956. 
Hospital,  use  by  well  passengers,  517. 
Inspections— 

At  departure  and  arrival,  46. 
Gambling,  47. 

Liquor,  introduction  of,  to  be  inquired  into,  47. 
Subsistence  supplies,  illegitimate  traffic  in,  47. 
Intoxicating  liquors,  47,  530. 
Lose,  destruction,  or  damage,  action,  540. 
Marine  Corps- 
Enlisted  men- 
Messing  of  certain  grades,  957. 
Ration  allowance  for  sick,  535. 

Status  as  to  police  and  guard  duty,  receiving  orders,  etc.,  534,  956. 
Officers  of,  commanding  troops  of  Army  on,  955. 
Medical  attendance,  provision  for  troops,  526. 

Messes,  limits  of  expenditures  for,  1306.  .  iwiu^f  ii 

Mess  kits—  •I*"*'-'?/ 

Discharged  soldiers  and  certain  civilian  passengers,  615. 
Plates  for  use  of  troops,  516. 
Navy- 
Enlisted  men- 
Messing  of  certain  grades,  957. 
Ration  allowance  for  sick,  535. 

Status  as  to  police  and  guard  duty,  receiving  orders,  etc.,  534, 966. 
Offenses,  punishment,  etc.,  531,  532. 
Officer  of  the  day,  detail  of  staff  officer,  504. 
Officers  and  crews  of,  uniform,  1571. 


S56  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Army  Transports— Continued. 
Officers  traveling  on — 

Assignment  to  duty- 
Going  on  or  returning  from  leave,  502. 
Line  and  staff  not  attached  to  organizations,  502.  » 

Assuming  command  of  troops,  500-50.3. 

Commanding,  of  troops.     (See  Commanding  Officer  of  Troops,  p.  255.) 

Marine  Corps,  assignment  to  command  troops  of  Army,  533. 

Meals,  regulations,  522,  523. 

Officer  of  the  day,  detail  of  stafl  officer,  504. 
Overcoats  kept  for  use  of  enlisted  passengers,  513. 
Overcrowding,  prevention,  507. 

Passengers,  responsibility  for  conduct  of  first-class,  on,  511. 
Payment  of  troops  on,  sailing  via  Suez  Canal,  527. 
Philippines  interisland— 

Instructions  relative  to,  541,  542. 

Quartermaster's  agents  to  relieve  quartermasters  on,  542. 
Plates,  dinner  and  soup,  for  use  of  troops,  516.  .     , 

Police,  status  of  Navy  and  Marine  Corps,  534,  95G.  ( 

Quartermaster—  ./ 

Agents  to  relieve  on  Philippine  interisland,  542. 

Passengers,  conduct  of  first-class,  resixjnsibility,  511. 

Reports  of  arrival  and  departure  of,  506. 

Status  with  reference  to  commanding  officer  of  troops,  509. 

Wireless  telegraph  plants,  control,  510.  , 
Rations,  supply  to  be  carried  on  trans-Paciflc,  1311. 
Sale  or  disposal,  consent  of  Congress,  539. 
Sauerkraut,  shipment  on,  519. 
Savings,  fat,  slush,  etc.,  disposition,  1241. 
Stowaways,  prevention,  514. 

Subsistence  stores,  p'rotection  during  fumigation,  524. 
Transportation  on— 

Civilians  who  may  be  transported,  law,  536, 537. 

Families,  law  and  regulations,  536-538. 

Merchandise  for  Guam,  law,  537.  »/ 

Navy  and  Marine  Corps,  law,  536. 

Revenue-Cutter  Service,  law,  537. 
Unauthorized  persons  boarding,  prevention,  514. 
Uniform  for  troops  on,  1544. 

Wireless-telegraph  plants,  control,  510.  > 

Army  War  College:  :/ 

Regulations  governing,  877(c). 
Arrest: 

Soldiers,  trial  by  summary  court,  1112. 
Arsenals: 

Claims,  soliciting  at,  prohibited,  658.  ;Z 

Commanding  officer,  report  of  remedial  action  on  defects,  etc.,  124, 138. 
Designated  for  turning  in  of— 

Band  equipments,  brass  parts,  330. 

Bits,  330. 

Blanket  bag  and  straps,  330.  '  • ' 

Blanket,  saddle,  330. 


INDEX.  257 

I  Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Arsenals— Continued . 

Designated  for  turning  in  of— Continued. 

Brass  rings,  buclcles,  etc.,  324. 

Bridles,  330. 

Canteen,  330. 

Canteen  haversack  straps,  330. 

Cups,  tin,  330. 

Firing  pins,  maohine-gun,  334. 

Gunslings,  brass  parts,  330. 

Halter  chains,  330. 

Harness,  metallic  parts,  old  black,  artillery,  331. 

Meat  cans,  tin,  330. 

Ordnance  property  for  repairs- 
Acted  on  by  inspectors,  335. 
Without  action  of  an  inspector,  335. 

Polo  equipment,  330. 

Saber  knots,  330. 

Sand  glasses,  336. 

Small  arms,  337. 

Waist  belt  and  adapters,  brass  parts,  330. 
Inspection- 
Assignment,  135. 

By  whom  and  how  often  made,  41, 68. 

Normal  conditions  desired,  34, 110. 

Ordnance  detachment,  110  (c). 

Report  of,  addressing  and  forwarding,  68, 118, 119. 

Report  of  remedial  action  on  defects,  etc.,  124, 128. 

Scope,  subjects  to  be  inquired  into,  etc.,  68,  110. 

Supplies,  purchase  and  distribution  of,  110(9). 
Officer  of  the  day,  806. 
Public  property- 
Destruction  of  condemned,  after  turning  into,  272. 

Empty  barrels,  boxes,  etc.,  how  disposed  of,  1198, 1199. 

Issue  and  reissue  of  worn  but  serviceable,  1265. 

Scrap,  how  treated  and  valued,  1271. 

Shipments  of,  for  repairs  at,  335,  337. 
Articles  of  War: 

Marine  Corps  subject  to,  when,  953. 
Reading  to— 

Applicants  for  enlistment,  544. 

Companies,  etc.,  543. 

Recruits,  544.  ..     ^      •  •  i      % 

Retired  officers  subject  to,  1439.  ^         * 

Artificers: 

Disrating  prior  to  discharge,  1007. 
Artillery  District  Commander: 

Communications,  forwarding,  duties  of,  1345. 
Equipments  of  officers,  inspection  and  verification  by,  371. 
Inspection  of  forts  in  district  by,  62. 

Reports  of  remedial  action  on  defects,  inspection,  124, 128, 129. 
Staff  and  mounts,  1130, 1456. 
12969°— 12 17 


268  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Artillery  Districts: 

Inspections  by—  ,       . 

Artillery  district  commander,  62. 
Artillery  district  ordnance  officer,  62. 
District  artillery  engineer,  62,  65. 
Miae  planters,  loss,  destruction,  or  damage,  action,  1540. 
Records- 
District,  1314, 1315, 1353. 
Ordnance  officer,  1393, 1394. 
Staff  and  mounts,  1130, 1456. 
Artillery  Engineer: 
District — 

Records,  1387, 1388. 

Repairs  pertaining  to  his  responsibility,  713. 
,        Post- 
Records,  1389, 1390. 

Repairs  pertaiuing  to  his  responsibility,  713. 
Assignments: 

Officers  using  outside  influence  to  secure,  1012. 
Athletics: 

Comi)etitions,  useful  information  for,  931. 
Instruction  in,  894,  930. 
Manuals  for  drills  and  exercises,  933. 
Paraphernalia  for  outdoor,  1090. 
Prizes  for  athletic  sports,  932. 
Attaches: 

Retired  officers  eligible  for  detail  as  military,  1437. 
Attendants: 

Extra-duty  pay,  736. 
General  mess,  88. 

Horses  of  officers  changing  station,  1137. 
Pool  table,  extra  pay,  from  company  fimd,  760. 
Attorney  General: 

Opinion  on  application  of  eight-hour  law,  689. 

Rev.  Stat.  1241, condemnation  and  sale  of  unserviceable  property,  construed  by, 
245,  252. 
Auction  Sales: 

Auctioneer's  account  of,  1202.  <.  i  i  n  / 

Biddmg  by  Army  personnel,  1203, 1204. 
Suspension,  case  of  low  bids,  1201. 
Audit: 

Red  Cross  receipts  and  expenditures,  346. 
Ax: 

Hand,  use  for  driving  tent  pins,  1523. 
Azimuth: 

Device  to  correct  errors  in,  laying  mortars,  910. 
Azimuth  Instruments: 

Fortifications,  supplied  by  Ordnance  Department,  723  (c). 
Badges: 

Campaign- 
Award,  Issue,  etc.,  651. 
Campaigns  for  which  awarded,  list,  551. 
Contract  surgeons,  651. 
Dental  surgeons,  561. 


INDEX.  259 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  Indicated.] 

Badges— Continued. 

Campaign — Continued. 

How  worn,  occasions,  etc.,  555. 

Indian,  only  one  to  be  issued,  554. 

Service  in  Navy  entitling  to,  552. 

Spanish,  for  service  on  hospital  ship,  553. 

Ribbon,  556,  557.  am  ,IK^(apq 

Veterinarians,  551. 
Certificate  of  merit- 
How  worn,  occasions,  etc.,  555.  ' 

Ribbon,  556,  557. 
Coast  Artillery  Corps,  excellence  in  gun-target  practice,  560.  ) 

Field  Artillery,  first-class  gunner's,  issue,  replacing,  etc.,  560. 
Issued  by  Ordnance  Department,  how  dropped  from  returns,  559. 
Kinds,  how  worn,  occasions,  etc.,  555. 
Ribbons  in  lieu  of— 

Allowance  for  issue  to  enlisted  men,  556. 

How  worn,  occasions,  etc.,  566. 

Sale  to  officers,  556. 
Wearing  of  badges  and  ribbons  by  suspended  officers  and  certain  prisoners,  557. 
Baggage: 

Allowances- 
Change  of  station,  565. 

Field,  for  officers  and  men,  561. 

Marches  involving  absence  over  night,  562. 
Officers'  field  boxes  or  bundles,  dimensions,  563, 
Packing  and  crating,  money  allowance  for,  565. 
Personal,  includes  horse  equipments  issued  to  officers,  566. 
Trunk  lockers  authorized  for  field  baggage  of  officers,  564. 
Bakeries: 
Field— 

Allowance  for  camps,  463,  464. 

Care  and  preservation  of  equipment,  466. 

Instructions  for  handling  equipment,  465. 

Not  part  of  a  diAision,  464. 

Organization,  personnel  and  equipment  of,  462. 
(See  Post  Bakeries,  p.  365.) 
Bakers: 

Aprons,  797. 
Extra  pay,  736,  796. 
Inspection- 
Chief  baker,  when  held,  87. 

Efficiencj'^  of  graduates  of  training  schools,  79.1 
Instruction  of  noncommissioned  officers  as,  878. 
Muster,  87. 

Personal  cleanliness,  1048. 
Service  schools  for,  877(/)  (l)im). 
Balances.    (See  under  Public  Moneys,  p.  372.) 
Band  Fund.     (See  Funds,  p.  306.) 
Band  Instruments: 

Accountability  for,  1222. 
Alterations  or  changes,  1223. 
Care  and  preservation,  291, 1223. 


260  INDEX. 

I  Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 
Band  Instruments— Continued.  ■■  .« 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  291. 
Issue  to  volunteer  bands,  Philippine  Scouts,  570. 
Repairs,  291, 1223. 
Survey,  291, 1494. 
Bandoleers: 

Care,  value,  disposition,  etc.,  1254. 
Bands: 

Are  organizations  with  reference  to  coupon-book  system,  post  exchange,  1093. 
Blacksmith  tools,  for  mounted,  409. 
Cliief  musicians  of  colored,  571. 
Competition  with  local  civilian  musicians,  567. 
Enlisted  strength  and  comiwsition  of  Army,  572. 
Fund,    (See  Fvmds,  p.  306.) 
Inspection  by  commander,  55, 56. 
Military  Academy,  enlisted  strength,  475. 
Mounted  Field  Artillery,  horses  for,  1157. 
Ordnance  equipments  of,  inspection  for  condemnation,  330. 
Philippine  Scouts,  volunteer,  1015. 
Playing  at  meetings  of  political  parties,  668. 
Records- 
Coast  Artillery  band  fund,  1367. 
Regimental,  1368. 
Recruit  depot,  573. 
Volimteer— 

Detailed  from  troops  at  posts,  569. 
Philippine  Scouts- 
Authorized,  570. 

Issue  of  band  instruments  to,  570. 
Post  exchange  profits  for,  1084.  AkH 

Barbers: 

Noncommissioned  officers,  997. 
Barber  Shops: 
Companj'- 

'Vuthorized,  766. 

Funds  accruing,  disposition,  766. 
Post  exchange,  1090. 
Recruit  depots,  1433. 

Soldiers'  indebtedness  to,  charge  on  pay  rolls,  767. 
Barrack  Bag: 

Clothing,  soiled,  to  be  kept  in,  685. 
Barracks  and  Quarters: 

Vppropriations  for,  constnied,  629. 
For  machine-gun  platoons,  1288. 

Post  commander's  responsibility  as  to  condition  of,  1050. 
(See  Buildings,  p.  266;  and  Quarters,  p.  380.) 
Barrels: 

Empty,  disposition—  •'« 

Accumulations  at  depots,  etc.,  1198, 1199. 
Flour,  sale  by  bakeries,  companies  and  messes,  737. 
Powder,  metallic,  1251. 
Subsistence  property  on  transports,  1241. 
Subsistence  stores,  issued  or  sold,  title  to,  1200. 


INDEX.  261 

[Numbers  rofer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Barrels— Continued . 

Machine-gun,  inspection  for  condemnation,  334. 
Packing  materials,  care,  etc.,  1230. 
Barter: 

Rations,  prohibited,  1309.  .  r/H 

Baseball  Team: 

Expenses  of  a  visiting,  payment  from  post  exchange  fund,  1083. 
Base  Lines: 

Seacoast  posts,  694. 
Basin: 

Officers',  canvas,  Quartennaster's  Department  to  keep  for  sale,  377. 
Bathing: 

Bakers,  1048. 
Enlisted  men,  685. 
Battalion  Commander.    (See  Battalions,  below.) 
Battalions: 

Battalion  commander- 
Absence  of  the  regular,  574,  576. 

Channel  of  correspondence,  99,  577.  '^"  " 

Communications,  forwarding,  duties  of,  1345. 
Company  commander  or  staff  officer  as,  576. 
Inspection  of  company  funds,  778. 
Instruction- 
Latitude  to  be  given,  899. 
Practical,  full  control  by,  896. 
Lieutenant  colonel  may  be  assigned  as,  575. 
Officers  incapacitated,  report  to  inspector  by,  83. 
Post  commander's  duties  delegated  to,  when,  59 
Requisitions,  ordnance  equipments,  1071. 
Staff,  1456. 

Temporary  disability  of,  576. 
Color  sergeant,  detail,  etc.,  1000. 
Historical  record  of  independent,  1376. 
Not  administrative  units,  577. 
Philippine  Scouts,  authorized,  1013, 1014. 
Provisional- 
Coast  Artillery  Corps,  486. 
May  be  designated  by  whom  and  when,  578. 
Records,  1369,  1370,  1376. 
Batteries: 

Dry  cell,  supplied  by  Ordnance  Department,  723(c). 
Field  Artillery- 
Designations,  old  and  new,  495. 
(See  Companies,  p  279.) 


Recruit  depots,  Forts  Slocum  and  McDowell,  1435. 
Terms  "in  service,"  "out  of  commission,"  etc.,  defined,  832. 
Battery  Commander: 
Coast  Artillerv— 
Mortars- 
Fire  direction,  method  of  making  checks,  911. 
Laying,  errors  in  azimuth,  correction,  910. 
Responsibility  for  care,  etc.,  of  equipment,  715. 


262  INDEX. 

r Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 
Battery  Wagons:  >  v  ? 

Field  Artillery,  inspection  for  condemnation,  331. 
Battle  Commanders'  Stations: 

Cupboards  or  closets  for,  696.  : 

Bayonet  Combat: 

Garrison  training,  894.  , .;. 

(See  Bayonet  Exercise,  below.)  . 

Bayonet  Exercise:  >A'^ 

Garrison  training  in  bayonet  combat,  894. 

Importance  of,  80. 

Instruction  in,  to  be  tested  at  inspections,  80. 

Post  contests,  905.  j^iHH 

Bayonets: 

Accounted  for  separately,  1258. 

Destruction  on  I.  &  I.  report,  prohibited,  337.  •*   S! 

Use  for  driving  tent  pins,  prohibited,  1523. 
Beard: 

Enlisted  men,  how  kept,  685. 
Bedding  Roll: 

Officers,  Quartermaster's  Department,  to  keep  for  sale,  37 
Bedsteads: 

Inspection  of  old  pattern  for  condemnation,  292. 
Beef: 

Fresh- 
Inspection  of,  70,  71,  1575. 
Sale  or  exchange  by  organizations,  1309. 
Beef  Cattle: 

Inspection  of,  by  veterinarian,  71, 1575, 
Bells. 

(See  Time-Interval  Bells,  p.  411.) 
Belts: 

Field,  ammunition  to  be  carried  in,  353. 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  330. 

Recruiting  parties,  414.  i 

Saber—  ^ 

Bands,  kind,  412. 
Worn  outside  overcoat,  413.  , 

(See  Arms  and  Equipments,  p.  250.) 
Bicycles: 

Issue  of,  by  the  Quartermaster's  Department,  580. 
Bidding: 

Army  personnel  at  auction  sales  of  Government  property,  1203, 1204. 
Bids: 

Regulations  and  instructions,  661-663. 
Illllard  Tables: 

Company,  766. 

Soldiers'  indel)tedness  to,  charge  on  pay  rolls,  767. 
Bills  of  Exchange: 

Purchase  of,  198. 
Kl.scuitH:  >;'? 

Baking  of,  by  companies,  1039. 
Bits: 

Curb,  allowance  for  batteries  of  Field  Artillery,  416. 

Curb  and  watering,  inspwtion  for  condemnation,  .S30. 

Snaffle,  for  draft  horses  of  Field  Artillery,  416. 


INDEX.  263 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Blacksmiths: 

Inspection,  efficiency  of  graduates  of  training  school,  79. 
Blacksmith  Tools: 

Issue  to  mounted  bands,  409. 

Blanco:  '^T'*!'' 

Issue  for  remarking  equipments,  449, 

Blanket  Baj?: 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  3-30. 
Blanket-Bag  Coat  Strap: 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  330.  ■ 

Blanket-Bag  Shoulder  Strap: 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  330. 
Blanket  Roll: 

Articles  to  be  carried,  how  made  up,  etc.,  395. 
How  carried  on  saddle,  395. 
Blanket  Roll  Strap: 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  330. 
Blankets: 

Allowance,  renovation,  etc.,  457. 
Condemned,  sale,  295. 
Inspection  for  condemnation,  295. 

Inventory  and  inspection  reports,  approval,  277, 279(e),  295. 
Issue  of,  on  memorandum  receipts,  457. 
Officers,  carrying  for  purposes  of  inspection,  374. 
Saddle- 
Care  of,  419. 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  330. 
Blank  Forms: 

Force  and  effect,  581. 

Furnished  from  office  of  the  Inspector  General,  list,  use,  etc.,  583,  p.  236,  par.  11. 
Manuscript,  prohibited,  when,  582. 
Notes  and  directions  on,  force  and  effect,  581. 
Requisitions  for,  581. 

Supply  of  A.  G.  O.,  to  transports  and  troops  sailing,  529. 
Blank  Passes: 

Purchase  from  company  funds,  749. 
Blue  Prints: 

Domestic  or  foreign  territory,  containing  military  information,  952. 
Board  of  Commissioners: 

Soldiers'  Home,  District  of  Columbia,  1453. 
Boards  of  Officers: 

Boats,  destruction  or  damage  by  fire,  storm,  etc.,  625. 

Buildings,  destruction  or  damage  by  fire,  storm,  etc.,  625. 

Cable  ship,  destruction  or  damage  by  fire,  storm,  etc,  625. 

Cadets,  appointment  to  Military  Academy,  591. 

Cavalry  Board ,  .584.  ,  ,<1 

Chaplains,  appointment,  589. 

Coast  Artillery  Board,  585. 

Coast  Artillery  Reserves,  examination  of  officers  and  certain  enlisted  men,  617. 

Deceased  officers,  605. 

Defense  Board,  Philippine  Islands,  609. 

Dental  Corps,  appointments  in,  594. 

Discharge  certificate  of  a  soldier,  character  given,  622. 


ttB  INDEX. 

f  Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Boards  of  Officers— Contmued. 

Engineers,  606, 607. 

Enlisted  men,  appointment  as  second  lieutenant,  595. 
Field  Artillery  board,  586. 

General  StafE  Corps,  filling  vacancies  below  brigadier  general,  602. 
Graduating  class,  Military  Academy,  fitness  for  mounted  service,  590. 
Gunners,  examination  and  classification- 
Coast  Artillery  Corps,  618. 
Field  Artillery,  619. 

Horses,  purchase  of  private  mounts  from  officers,  by  Quartermaster's  Department, 
624. 

Hospital  Corps,  appointment  of  sergeants,  620. 

I  nf antry  board ,  587 .  ,  ^ 

Joint  board.  Army  and  Navy,  610 

Lieutenants  for  transfer  to  the  Coast  Artillery  Corps,  598. 

Loaning  of  records  for  use  of,  1333. 

Medical,  at  recruit  depots,  on  disabled  soldiers,  621. 

Medical  Corps,  appointment,  592. 

Medical  Reserv'e  Corps,  appointment,  593. 

Mine  planters,  destruction  or  damage  by  fire,  storm,  etc.,  625. 

National  Land  Defense  Board,  611. 

Noncommissioned  staff,  C.  A.  C,  appointments,  015,  616. 

Ordnance  and  fortification,  608. 

Ordnance  Department,  examination  of  officers  for  detail  in,  603. 

Paymaster's  clerks,  appointment,  614. 

Philippine  Scouts,  appointments  and  promotions  of  officers,  600. 

Porto  Rico  Regiment,  appointments  and  promotions  of  officers,  599. 

Private  property- 
Claims  for  damages  from  military  operations,  etc.,  626. 
Lost  in  the  service,  627. 

Promotion  of  officers,  588.  ,, 

Retired  officers  eligible  for  detail  on,  1437. 

Retiring  Board,  604. 

Second  lieutenants,  appointment  from  civil  life- 
Cavalry,  597. 
Coast  Artillery,  598. 
Corps  of  Engineers,  596. 
Field  Artillery,  597. 
Infantry,  597. 

Soldiers'  Home,  District  of  Columbia,  commissioners,  1453. 

Superintendent  of  national  cemetery,  appointment,  623. 

Textbooks,  promotion  of  officers,  892,  893. 

Transports,  destruction  or  damage  by  fire,  storm,  etc.,  625. 

United  States  military  prison,  board  of  govenment,  613. 

United  States  Soldiers'  Homo,  board  of  commissioners,  612. 

Volunteers, examination  of  persons  specially  qualified  to  hold  cunuiiis.sionsin, 601. 
Boats: 

Anchoring  near  military  cables,  812. 

Artillery  districts,  inspection,  care,  etc.,  1539, 1540. 

Damage  or  destruction  by  fire,  storm,  etc.,  action,  625. 

Engineer  property,  inspection  for  condemnation,  314. 

Inspections  of,  assigned  to  Coast  Artillery  districts  iiiid  i)osts.  »(»,  109. 

Loss,  destniction  or  damage,  action,  1540. 

Naming,  634. 


INDEX.  2€ 

f  Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Boats— Continued . 

Rations  for  civilian  employees  on  tugs,  launches,  etc.,  1307. 

Reports  of  inspections  on,  109. 

Submarine  mine—  ^^ 

Distribution  box,  1465.  j,,-,,  | 

Wooden,  use  for  ordinary  work,  1466. 
Boilers: 

Inspection  of,  installed  at  fortifications,  705. 
Bolo: 

For  what  troops  prescribed,  384,  393. 

How  carried,  393. 
Bonds: 

Disbursing  officers— 

A-ccounts  to  be  stated  separately  under  each  bond;  exception,  204. 

Cumulative,  204. 

Date  of,  204. 

Inspection  of  money  accounts,  duties  of  inspector  142(o). 

Premiums,  rate;  United  States  not  to  pay  cost,  203. 

Rebonding,  204. 

Who  are  required  to  furnish,  201,  202. 

l^ost  exchange  steward,  payment  of  cost  of,  1087. 
Bondsmen: 

Instructions  relative  to,  662. 
Books:  Mr  't'^^tr^rrr^n' 

Bull's-eye  score,  752.  , 

Emplacement,  inspection,  108. 

Library- 
Care  and  preservation,  91. 
Inspection  for  condemnation,  91,  284. 
Proceeds  of  sales  of,  180. 

Manuals,  regulations,  etc.—  ,,qm»J  )o  our 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  285. 
Lost,  damaged,  etc.,  how  disposed  of,  285. 
Turning  in  to  War  Department,  285. 

Medical,  inspection  for  condemnation,  310,  311. 

Soldiers'  Handbooks- 
Inspection  for  condemnation,  285. 
Issued  to  enlisted  men,  dropped,  285. 

Text.    (See  Textbooks,  p.  411.) 

(See  Publications,  p.  372;  and  Records,  p.  383.) 
Boosters: 

Fortifications,  supplied  by  Signal  Corps,  723(6). 
Boxes: 

Empty,  disposition- 
Accumulations  at  depots,  posts,  etc.,  1198, 1199. 
Subsistence  property  on  transports,  1241. 
Subsistence  stores  issued  or  sold,  title  to,  1200. 

Marking,  containing  ordnance  property,  1269. 

Officers'  field  baggage,  dimensions,  563. 

Packing- 
Care  and  use,  1230. 

Dimensions,  weight,  marking,  etc.,  of  Quartermaster's  Department,  1229. 
Zinc-lined,  small-arms  ammunition,  care,  value,  etc.,  1254. 

Powder,  markings  on,  1255. 


266  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 
Braid: 

Sample  of,  for  guidance  of  officers,  1555. 
Branding^: 

Lockers,  wall,  1221. 

Public  animals,  1169. 

Public  property,  1196. 

Refrigerators,  1221 .  ■  •  <  ^ H 

Brass: 

Disposition  of  trimmings,  etc.,  on  ordnance  property  "destroyed"  or  "broken 
up,"  324. 
Brass  Kings: 

Disposition  of,  on  ordnance  property  "destroyed"  or  "broken  up,"  324. 
Bravery: 

Of  officers,  testimony  of  eye-witnesses,  1012. 
Bread: 

Baking  of,  by  companies,  1038,  1039. 

Enlisted  men  messing  separately,  purchase,  etc.,  1047. 

Loaves,  weight,  1041, 1045. 

Product  of  100  pounds  of  flour,  1044. 

Sale  of,  regulations,  1041-1043. 
Breecli  Covers: 

To  be  kept  on  seacoast  guns  when  not  in  use,  822.  '* 

Bridles: 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  330.  ' 

Reins  of  double,  method  of  holding  and  adjusting,  415. 
Bridoon: 

Reins,  method  of  holding  and  adjusting,  415. 
Brigade  Commander: 

Staff,  1456. 
Brigades: 

Organization  of  temporary,  for  instruction,  etc.,  490, 1456. 
Brooms: 

Corn,  subsistence  property,  how  dropped,  1239. 

Post  exchange  not  entitled  to  issue  of,  1104. 
Brashes: 

Horse,  inspection  for  condemnation,  330. 

Scrubbing,  allowance  for  bakeries,  1049. 
Buckets: 

Officers'  canvas,  377. 
Buckles: 

Disposition  of,  on  ordnance  property  "destroyed"  or  "broken  up,  "  324.     "'•^*^ 
BuUdings: 

Appropriations  construed,  629.  >*'*^ 

Changes  in,  War  Department  authority  necessary,  628.  - 

Damage  or  destruction  by  fire,  storm,  etc.,  action,  625,  633. 

Designation  and  number  to  be  given  in  reports  of  inspections,  114, 

Fires- 
Damage  or  destruction  by,  action,  625,  633. 
Protection  against,  1152-1155. 

Fortification  power  plants,  use  for  lighting  post,  712. 

Inspection— 

About  to  be  occupied,  allotted,  or  vacated,  61. 

Annual,  by  post  commander  and  quartermaster,  60,  1061. 

New  construction,  by  post  commander,  1060. 


INDEX.  Ililt 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Buildings— Continued. 

Inventory  and  inspection  reports- 
Approval,  277,  279(a),  287. 
Preparation,  267(6),  note,  286. 

Naming,  634. 

National  cemeteries,  care,  painting,  etc.,  974. 

New  construction,  inspection,  and  report  by  commanding  officer,  631. 

Officers'  clubs,  messes,  etc.,  occupancy  of  public,  032. 

Officers'  quarters.    (See  Quarters,  p.  380.) 

Ordnance  repair  shops  provided  by  Quartermaster's  Department,  723(c). 

Repairs,  coast  artillery  posts,  by  Quartermaster's  Department,  723(d). 

Signal  Corps  structures  of  fire-control  system,  repair,  700. 

Visits  of  post  commander  and  surgeon  to,  used  by  enlisted  men,  59. 

Wooden,  construction  at  military  posts,  630. 
Bull's-Eye  Score  Books: 

Purchase  from  company  fund,  752. 
Bundles: 

Officers'  field  baggage,  dimensions,  563. 
Bunl(s: 

Iron,  for  prisoners,  1122. 
Buoys: 

Life,  Army  transports,  521. 
Bureau  of  Insular  AlTairs: 

Organization,  474. 
Business  Methods: 

Administrative  headquarters,  1318. 

Inspection  of—  '  > 

Division  and  department  headquarters,  42. 

In  general,  98.  -  • 

Officers  of  Quartermaster's  Department,  31. 
Cable: 

Alaskan,  inspection  of  money  accounts,  132. 

Digging  near  electrical,  at  fortifications,  707. 

Fortifications- 
Signal  Corps,  723(6). 

Submarine  mine- 
Classification,  1470. 
Test  for  insulation  and  copper  resistance,  1471.  4  h  » 

Vessels  anchoring  near  military,  81 2. 
Cable  Book: 

Submarine  mine,  1388. 
Cablegrams: 

Rates,  1507. 
Cable  Ships: 

Damage  or  destruction  by  fire,  storm,  etc.,  action,  625, 1540. 
Cable  Tanks: 

FilUng  of,  1472. 
Cable  Terminals: 

Fortification,  construction  by  Signal  Corps,  723(6). 
Cakes: 

Baking  of,  in  post  bakeries,  1040. 
California  Dgbrls  Commission: 

Inspection  of  money  accounts,  133. 


m9  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Campaign  Badge.    (See  Badges,  p.  258.) 
Campaigns: 

List  of,  for  which  campaign  badges  are  awarded,  551. 
Camping: 

Field  training,  895. 
Camps:  .  v  r 

Allowance  of  subsistence  property  for,  463. 

Attendance  of  Regular  Army  with  militia  at  instruction,  499. 

Claims,  soliciting  at,  prohibited,  658. 

Inspection  of,  by  inspectors  general,  how  often  made,  41. 

Militia  officers  not  to  command  Regular  Army,  960. 

Naming,  634. 

Sanitation- 
Latrines,  urinals,  and  odorless  excavators  for,  1580. 
Sanitary  rules  for  selection  of  sites  for,  and  esl  ablishment  of,  1580. 
Water,  analysis,  1579. 

Tentage,  allowance  for,  1516. 
Candles: 

Increase  or  decrease  of  allowance  by  division  commander,  1483. 
Cannon: 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  325. 

Inventory  and  inspection  reports- 
Approval,  277,  279(c). 
Preparation,  325. 

(See  Guns  and  Carriages,  p.  311.) 
Canteen.    (See  Post  Exchange,  p.  367.) 
Canteen-Haversack  Strap: 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  330. 
Canteens: 

Corks,  covers,  etc.,  for  repair,  327. 

How  carried,  396. 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  327,  330. 

Remarking,  449. 
Canteen  Straps: 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  330. 
Canvas  Bags:  ! 

Recruits  leaving  recruit  depots,  1227, 1429. 
Caps: 

Modifications  of  design,  1549. 

Recruits  en  route  to  join  organizations,  to  wear  service,  1430. 

Service,  not  to  be  taken  to  Philippines,  1225. 
Captains: 

Infantry,  horseback  riding,  904. 

Promotion  of  line,  riding  tests,  1027. 
Carnivals: 

Attendance  of  troops  at,  policy  of  War  Department,  499. 
Carriages: 

Gun— 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  325. 

Inventory  and  inspection  reports,  approval,  279(c). 

(See  Guns  and  Carriages,  p.  311.) 
Cartridge- Beit  Suspenders: 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  330. 


INDEX.  269 

[Numbers  rofer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Gartrldg^e  Box: 

McKeever,  inspection  for  condemnation,  330. 
Cartridge-Carrying  Devices: 

Worn  outside  overcoats,  413. 
Casemate  Electricians: 

Coast  Artillery  Corps,  number  rated,  496. 
Casemates: 

Mining- 
Inspection  after  turning  over  to  Coast  Artillery,  697. 
Installation,  1469. 

Records  of  history  and  operations,  1390. 
Cases: 

Empty,  ammunition,  care  and  disposition,  etc.,  1250, 1252-1255. 

Markings  on  cartridge  storage,  1255. 
Cash: 

Balance,  verification  of,  before  witness,  215,  216. 

Inspection  of  money  accounts,  verification,  141, 142(c). 

Payments  in,  when  authorized,  189,228. 

Redeposit  or  disbursement  of  balances  drawn  1  o  meet  pay  rolls,  228.         ' ' "  ' 

Subsidiary  cash  account,  220. 
Cash  Books: 

Inspection  of— 

Disbursing  officers',  142(«),  (ft),  (i). 
Paymasters',  138. 

Post  exchange,  keeping,  etc.,  1074, 1075, 1076. 

Quartermasters',  instructions  for  keeping,  232. 
Cash  Register: 

Post  exchange,  1094. 
Casuals: 

Embarkation  on  transports,  508,  515. 
Cavalry: 

Ammunition  to  be  carried  in  saddlebags  when  combat  is  imminent,  353. 

Board,  appointment  second  lieutenant  from  civil  life,  697 

Enlisted  strength,  483,  484. 

Headquarters  detachment,  481. 

Horses- 
Allowance— 

Enlisted  men  in  time  of  peace,  115G. 
For  a  troop,  1159. 

Instruction.    (See  Instruction,  p.  335.) 

Organization,  474. 

Riding  test  at  inspections,  81. 
Cavalry  Board: 

Composition  and  duties,  584. 
Cells: 

Battery,  inspection  for  condemnation,  279(d),  315,  342. 
Cemeteries.    (See  National  Cemeteries,  p.  351.) 
Ceremonies: 

Coast  Artillery  posts,  802. 

Dress  parade,  one-company  post,  G39. 

Engineer  troops,  position  at,  637. 

Escort  of  the  colors,  how  conducted,  638. 

Garrison  training,  894. 


270  INDEX. 

i  Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Ceremonies— Continued. 

Hospital  Corps,  attendance,  86. 

Noncommissioned  stall,  positions  at  reviews  and  inspections,  991. 

Presentation  of  medal  of  honor,  548. 

Retreat,  lowering  the  flag,  862,  864. 

Review- 
Before  inspector,  who  receives,  635. 
Drawmg  and  returning  saber  at,  636. 

Signal  Corps,  position  at,  637. 
Certificate  of  Merit: 

Award  conditions,  etc.,  549. 

Badge- 
How  worn,  occasions,  etc.,  555,  557. 
Issues,  etc.,  549. 
Ribbon  in  lieu  of,  how  worn,  occasions,  etc.,  556,  557. 

Names  of  enlisted  men  awarded,  since  1897,  550. 
Certificates: 

Manuscript,  prohibited,  when,  582. 

OfRcer  witnessing  destruction  of  property- 
Condemned,  form,  275. 
Surveyed,  1485. 
Certificates  of  Deposit: 

Regulations  governing,  164.  ,  . , ., ,  , ,  ^ ,.. 

Certificates  of  Disability: 

Typewriter,  use  in  preparing,  1326.  tti  .tMti  ..o^- 

Chairs: 

Heavy,  lounging,  purchase  from  company  funds,  753. 
Chamois  Skins: 

Care  and  storage,  1195. 
Chaplains: 

Board,  appointment  of,  589. 

Inspections,  85. 

Organization,  474. 

Records,  1396. 

Reports  of  inspections,  extracts  of  favorable  or  unfavorable  mention,  122. 
Charts: 

Fire-control  stations,  1337. 

(See  Difference  Charts,  p.  289.) 
Check  Books: 

Blank  checks,  detached  for  use  of  another  officer,  160. 

Care  of,  159. 

Inspection,  money  accounts,  138, 139, 163. 

Issue  of.  rules,  etc.,  158. 

Paymaster's— 

Inspection  of,  138. 

To  be  kept  ready  for  inspection,  163. 

Receipt  for  blank  checks  transferred,  160, 162.  luaoiHiA  a^rf)    .«;kh'iJ^.t3ia'J 

Stubs.    (Sec  Check  Stubs,  p.  272.)  i»^Ui0mvi»'y 

Transfer,  rules,  102.  ...         .. 

Unused,  keeping  for  an  unreasonable  time,  161. 

Unused  safes  to  be  opened  by  Inspectors  to  see  if  they  contain,  139. 


INDEX.  271 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Checks: 

Blanlc— 

Detached  Tor  use  of  another  officer,  160. 

Keeping  for  an  unreasonable  time,  161. 

Receipts  for,  160, 162. 

Transfer  of,  160, 162. 
Drawing- 
Alterations  certified  to,  149. 

Deposit  of  paymasters'  collections  and  soldiers'  deposits,  148. 

Drawer,  rank  and  staff  department,  147. 

Erasures  certified  to,  149. 

Face  to  show  what,  145. 

Favor  of— 

Drawer,  143. 

Drawer,  indorsed  to  chief  clerk,  payment  of  salaries,  144. 

Party  to  whom  payment  is  made,  144, 

Superintendent,  for  payment  of  salaries  of  employees,  144. 

Notation  of  number  of  voucher  on,  146. 

Party  to  whom  payment  is  made,  228.  ,  -  ,  » 

Payments  not  exceeding  $20, 143,  228. 

Payments  of  customs  duties  on  imported  public  property,  228. 

Pen  and  ink  to  be  used,  151. 

Regulations  governing,  228. 

Rubber  stamps  prohibited  in  preparing,  151. 

Treasury  Department  regulations  governing,  228. 

Typewriter  prohibited  in  preparing,  151.  .,,,(  , 

Expenses  for  collecting  money  on,  228. 

Indorsing  to  chief  clerk  for  payment  of  salaries  of  employees,  145. 
Inspection,  money  accounts,  137, 142. 
Lost,  stolen,  or  destroyed,  157. 
Mutilated  or  spoiled,  152. 
Outstanding- 
Lists— 

Closing  statements,  241.  f  * 

Inspection,  money  accoimts,  142,  241,  242. 

Three  full  fiscal  years— 

Procedvire  for  payment,  156. 
Report  to  Secretary  of  Treasury,  155. 
Paid,  how  listed  on  depositary  statements,  236.  ',»»;< 

Paymasters'  collections,  deposits,  148. 

Payment  of,  after  death,  resignation,  or  removal  of  drawer,  228. 
Payments — 

By  personal  checks,  216. 

How  made  by,  228. 

Not  to  exceed  $20,  names  of  persons  to  be  paid  to  be  shown  on,  228. 

Official,  will  be  used,  154.  : 

Personal— 

Not  recognized  in  law  as  money,  216. 

Not  to  be  considered  cash  by  verifying  witness,  216. 
Responsibility  for  accepting  in  payment,  216. 
Proceeds  of  sales,  deposit,  169. 
Receipts  for  moneys  paid  by,  when  required,  185, 186. 


272 


INDEX. 


[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 
Checks — Continued . 

Regulations  governing,  143-157. 
Signing  in  blank,  prohibited,  150. 
Soldiers'  deposits,  148. 

Unused  safes,  to  be  opened  by  inspectors  to  see  if  they  contahi,  139. 
Unused,  transfer,  162. 
Vouchers,  description  to  be  noted  on,  146. 
Check  Stubs: 

Data  to  be  entered  on,  152, 153. 
Filing,  transfer,  etc.,  162. 
Inspection,  money  accounts,  142. 
Marking  of,  by  inspectors,  142  (p). 
Of  mutilated  or  canceled  checks,  152. 
Paymasters',  data  to  be  entered  on,  152,  153. 
Chests: 

Commissary,  allowance  for  camps,  463. 
Kej's  of,  precautions,  1193. 

Medical  and  surgical,  inspection  and  readiness  for  field.  1246. 
Chevrons: 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  297. 
Chief  Baker.     (See  Bakers,  p.  259.)       '*!'  '  ^'"  "" 
Chief  Loaders:  J^ 

Coast  Artillery  Corps,  number  rated,  496. 
Chief  Mechanics: 

Disrating  prior  to  discharge,  1007. 
Chief  Musician: 

Colored  bands,  571. 
Chief  of  Coast  Artillery: 
Fortifications- 
Electric  plant,  increase  of  load,  transfer  or  change,  711. 
Installations,  transfer,  710. 
Member  of  General  Staff,  474. 

Submarine  mine  property,  use  for  other  purposes,  1468. 
Chief  of  Engineers: 

River  and  harbor  and  fortification  property— 

Appointment  of  surveying  officer  on,  1489.  '■'''' 

Inspection  for  condenmation,  319. 
(See  Chiefs  of  Bureaus,  p.  273. ) 
Chief  of  Ordnance: 

Regulations  for  inspection  of  ordnance  property  for  condemnation,  247. 
Sale  of  obsolete  ordnance  property  without  prior  condemnation,  1273. 
(See  Chiefs  of  Bureaus,  p.  273.) 
Chief  of  Staif: 

Annual  reports  to  be  submitted  to,  368,  799. 
Detail  and  duties,  474,  799. 

Inventory  and  inspection  reports,  submi.ssion  to,  279. 
Office- 
Organization,  799. 

Regulations  governing  correspondence,  records,  action  on  papers,  etc.,  1350. 
Reports  of  inspection,  submission  to,  118. 
(See  General  Staff  Corps,  p.  309.) 
Chief  Planters: 

Coast  Artillery  Corps,  number  rated,  496. 


INDEX.  273 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Chief  Quartermasters:  !^  ' ;  ' 

Patterns  of  officers'  uniforms  to  be  kept  by,  15.56. 
Chiefs  of  Bureaus: 

Annual  reports,  367,  368. 

Communications  for  action  or  signature  of  Secretary  of  War,  instructions,  1351, 

1352. 
Correspondence — 

As  intermediate  commanders,  1341. 
Direct,  1341.  r;ujin.  >i7^ 

Through  their  staff  assistants,  1344.  .' 

With  officers  on  duty  at—  -  ^  -""■'  " 

Recruit  depots,  1348. 
Recruiting  stations,  1348. 
United  States  military  prison,  1348. 
With  those  not  under  their  command  or  direction,  1344. 
Information,  furnishing  to  Congress,  652. 
Inventory  and  inspection  reports,  approval  by,  279. 
Legislation,  applying  for,  etc.,  652. 

Reports  of  inspections,  extracts,  vmfavorable  mention  of  officers,  122. 
Chiefs  of  Squads: 

l^ispections  by,  .54. 
Chief  Surgeon: 

Authority  of,  for  submission  of  certain  medical  property  for  insi)ection,  310. 
Hospital  fund,  audit,  790,791,793. 
Children: 

Post  schools  for,  886. 
Chinaware: 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  302. 
Survey,  outgoing  organizations,  1495,  1505,  1506. 
(See  Tableware,  p.  409.) 
Cincha: 

Hair,  insjMSct  ion  for  condemnation,  330 
Cincha  Strap:  i 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  330. 
Circuits: 

Electric  power  and  lighting,  danger  in  installing  at  fortifications,  706. 
Electric,  used  on  seacoast  gim  carriages,  827. 
Firing,  gun-carriage  equipment,  723(c). 
Circular  Benches: 

Fortifications,  supplied  by  Engineer  Department,  723(o). 
Civilian  Clothing: 

Wearing  of  by—  . 

Enlisted  men,  1553.  .^. 

Officers,  1551-1553. 
Civilian  Employees:  '*'** 

Arsenal  or  depot  inspection,  110.  ' 

Bidding  at  auction  sales  of  Government  property,  1204.  ■ 

Civil  service  examinations,  instruction  of  persons,  6.53. 

Claims,  giving  information  as  basis,  658.  -■  if/?'* 

Compensation  for  injuries,  656. 

Control  of,  engaged  in  construction  at  posts,  645,  646.  i 

Death  of,  action  to  be  taken,  657.  i  •    > 

12969°— 12 18 


274  INDEX. 

I  Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Civilian  Employees— Ck)n tinned.  Iri j 

Discharged  and  not  paid  for  lack  of  funds,  procedure,  197. 

Engineer  Department,  engaged  in  construction  at  posts,  control,  646.  Iii:j 

Expense  accounts,  188,  648. 

Expenses,  per  diem  and  traveling,  647,  648. 

Families,  limit  of  appointment  to  civil  service  positions,  654. 

Holidays,  for  per  diem,  861. 

Information,  furnishing  to  Congress,  652. 

Keys  of  storerooms  or  chests,  1193.  • 

Labor—  ni^A  .HiOBiamaWt  i 

Hired,  use  for  private  purposes,  1197.  '    ' 

Hours  of,  641. 

Legislation,  influencing,  applying  for,  etc.,  651, 662. 

Loaning  of  money,  655. 

National  cemeteries,  979. 

Notaries  public,  charging  for  notarial  acts  for,  644. 

Payments- 
Monthly,  200. 
Semimonthly,  Quartermaster's  Department,  649. 

Pay,  soliciting  increase,  etc.,  651.  .Iil'i 

Philippine  Government,  transportation  on  Army  transports,  law,  S3fk>'i-'i^ 

Philippine  Islands,  tour  of  duty,  etc.,  642.  lui^  I"M'> 

Political  activity,  650.  ,.  u>  hok-'Ui 

Political  contributions,  650.  i.'T.JGT.OOT 

Presents,  receiving  or  giving,  1106.  .  ,,,  , 

Private  property,  unclaimed  for  over  three  years,  1151. 

Public  property—  /ilrf'l 

Issues  by,  superintendence,  1 192. 
Lost,  damaged,  etc.,  by,  1210. 

Purchase  of  supplies  from,  210. 

Quartermaster's  Department,  engaged  in  construction  at  posts,  control,  6454  nl'} 

Rations  and  ration  and  savings  account,  1301. 

Rations,  tugs,  launches,  lighters,  etc.,  1307.  til.) 

Regulations,  general,  governing,  640. 

Subsistence  stores- 
Purchase  by  those  entitled  to  rations,  1302.     iirfs'i  i>^'if  J 
Sales  on  monthly  payment,  1476.  " 

Tentage,  allowance  for  the  field  with  troops,  1519. 

Time,  rules  for  computation,  194. 

Transfer,  regulations,  642,  643. 

Transportation  on  Army  transports,  law,  536,  537. 

Traveling  expenses,  receipts,  648. 

Wages  due  and  unpaid  at  time  of  discharge,  197. 
Civilians: 

Boards,  appointment  as  second  lieutenants,  596,  597,  598. 

Discipline  of,  on  transports,  532. 

Employees  of  contractors  engaged  on  construction  at  posts,  control,  645,  646. 
Civil  Service: 

Members  of  families,  limit  of  appointments,  664. 

Examinations,  preparing  persons  for,  653. 
Claims  AcrainKt  the  United  Ktates:  :,    , 

Damage  to  private  property  from  military  operations,  626,  659. 

Furnishing  information  as  a  basis  of,  658.  1331.  ' '*"^'' 


INDEX.  876 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Claims  Against  tlie  United  States— Continued. 
Presenting  false  or  fraudulent,  penalty,  660. 
Purchase  of,  by  officers  or  clerks  of  disbursing  officers,  209. 
Soliciting,  on  military  reservation,  etc.,  prohibited,  658. 
Clamps: 

Seacoast  defenses,  inspection  for  condemnation,  279(d),  315,  342. 
Cleaning  Material: 

For  use  on  equipments,  450,  451. 
Storage  and  care,  1195. 
Cleaning  Rod: 

Rifle,  accounted  for  separately,  1258. 
Clerks: 

For  inspectors  general,  28,  29. 
Purchase  of  claims,  final  statements,  etc.,  209. 
(See  Civilian  Employees,  p.  273.) 
Clinometers: 

Fortifications,  supplied  by  Ordnance  Department,  723(c). 
Clocks.    (See  Electrical  Clocks,  p.  295.) 
Closets: 

Installation  in  battle  commanders'  stations,  690. 
Closing  Statements:  ,  iatAbkoa  io  '  uo 

Money  accountability,  241. 
Cloth: 

Olive-drab  for  officers—  ^. 

Samples  to  be  kept  by  quartermasters,  1555. 
Where  officers  inay  purchase,  1554. 
Clothing:  loil 

Accounts,  inspection,  94.  .i.j  wudi  ,fin>i;. 

Alaska,  special  provision  for  troops  in,  1564.  ■  ),,i  > 

Allowance—  i 

How  computed  at  settlement,  1568.  jik.I  > 

Overdrawing,  etc.,  1567.  ........  .  •> 

Philippine  Scouts,  1023.  :^<llll^ 

Alterations,  fitting  of  the  men,  etc.,  1557,  1566.      ,j^,,,  »„  -r'^rrn'Tf -v:  ^-'niTlO 
Applicants  for  enlistment,  not  issued,  1420.  <>r(,'> 

Civilian- 
Accepted  applicants',  disinfection,  1432.  .>««>> 
Wearing  of,  by- 
Enlisted  men,  1653.                                                                             ,  / 
Officers,  1551-1553.                                                                                 ;,;l 
Condemned—  *T 
Depots  for  turning  in,  295-297. 
Sale,  295. 

Shipment,  Manila  to  San  Francisco,  297. 
Enlisted  mens'  soiled,  kept  in  barrack  bags,  685.  ;  ) 

Infected,  destruction  on  survey  report,  1485.  > 

Inspection  for  condemnation- 
Amount  of  damage  to,  293. 
Articles  to  be  destroyed,  295,  297. 

Issued  to  prisoners,  and  to  soldiers  at  reduced  prices,  293,  295,  296. 
Obsolete,  295. 

Odd  articles,  as  shoes,  leggings,  and  gloves,  not  to  be  inspected,  298. 
Sale  at  auction,  295. 


2^6  INDEX. 

(Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  othorwJse  indicated.] 
Clothing— Continued. 

Inspection  for  condemnation. 
Turning  in  to  depot,  295-297. 
White  summer,  recruiting  parties,  294. 
Inventory  and  inspection  reports  of  uniform,  approval,  277,  279(e),  295.  '  '"*'  * 
Issued  to  a  soldier  whose  enlistment  was  fraudulent,  etc.,  1569. 
Issues  to  enlisted  men,  supervision  to  prevent  overdrawing,  15G7.  "^'^ 

Laundering  of  new  olive-drab,  944. 
Military  convicts — 

Clothing  list,  1120.  ■  f-fli 

Overcoats,  when  released,  1121.  .....i 

Uniform,  wearing,  etc.,  1119.  :«>< '  -i  ' 

Odd  articles,  disposition,  298.  '  ti^Kj^rii  iv't 

Old  and  new  patterns,  issue,  1565. 
Overcoats,  fur  and  blanket  lined,  care  and  use,  95. 

Philippine  Scouts—  ft' • 

Allowance,  1023. 

Articles  prescribed  for,  1024.  '    •*  ' 

Purchasing  or  receiving  in  pledge,  penalty,  1282.  ''  ' 

Recruits  leaving  recmit  depots  for  Philippines,  1428. 

Sample  garment  for  "  trying  on"  of  soldiers'  uniform,  1566.  "'**  * 

Shoes.    (See  Shoes,  p.  398.) 
Soldiers',  after  discharge,  is  private  property,  1145. 
Stock  to  be  kept  at  posts  and  stations,  1218. 

Uniform.    (See  Uniform,  p.  415.)  ,.-—■- 

Vouchers,  inspection,  94.  ^   ^^9')iiIo  9i9rt // 

Clothing  Account:  :?irfritor) 

Clothing  allowance,  how  computed,  1568. 
Clothing  Lists: 

Purchase  from  company  fund,  749. 
Clothing  Roll: 

Officers',  Quartermaster's  Department  to  keep  for  sale,  377. 
Clubs: 

Oflicers',  occupancy  of  public  buildings,  632. 
Coast  Artillery  Board:  ti:if:Ud^'j  ■ 

Composition  and  duties,  585. 
Coast  Artillery  Corps: 

Armament,  care,  852,  855. 

Arms  and  equipments.    (See  Arms  and  Equipments,  p.  250.) 

Band  fund.    (See  Pounds,  p.  306.) 

Battalions,  provisional,  authorized,  486. 

Boards.    (See  Boards  of  oflicers,  p.  263.)  i;^!,ii    i-' 

Casemate  electricians,  number  rated,  496. 

Chief  loaders,  number  rated,  496.  '    '  ■"  *' 

Chief  of  Coast  Artillery.    (See  Chief  of  Coast  Artillery,  p,  272.) 

Chief  i)lanters,  number  rated,  496. 

Coast  defense  exercises  with  militia,  962  ' ' '   ' 

Enlisted  strength,  483,  484.  ' 

Experts,  rating,  496. 

Gun  commanders,  number  rated,  496. 

Gunners,  board  examination  of  candidates  for,  618. 

Gun  pointers,  number  rated,  496. 

Guns  and  carriages,  fire-proofing  before  use  by,  824. 


INDEX,  r  277 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Coast  Artillery  Corps— Continued. 
Inspection- 
Batteries,  etc.,  after  turning  over  to,  697. 

Boats,  49.  ,  n ./ 

Defense  matfiriel,  test  of  service,  105.  ■>;<  i 

Emplacement  books,  entries  relative  to  ammunition  hoists,  108. 

Guns,  during  closed  season,  106. 

Infantry,  104. 

Kits,  neld  or  surplus,  104. 

Lanyards,  attaching  at  drill,  107. 

Primers,  inserting  at  drill,  107. 
Instruction- 
Athletics  and  gymnastics,  930.  if.?;  ...       , 

Battery  equipment,  familiarity  with,  before  firing,  912.  :  •  i  .   \ 

Drills- 
Suspension  of, during  installations  by  Signal  Corps,  699. 
Who  may  be  excused,  913. 

Encampments,  annual,  914. 

Infantry,  104,  916,  930. 

Instruction  orders,  908. 

Mines,  service  of,  915. 

Mort  ars— 

Fire  direction,  method  of  making  checks,  911. 
Laying,  errors  in  azimuth,  correction,  910. 

Practice  marches,  897. 

Service  and  subcaliber  practice,  912. 

Signaling,  926. 

Small-arms  practice,  916. 

Submarine  mining,  915. 

Target  practice,  preparation  and  conduct,  909. 
Intrenching  tools,  when  carried  by,  104,  394. 
Kits,  field  and  surplus,  when  issued  to,  394. 
Mess  sergeant,  detail,  1001 
Mine  companies — 

Care  and  operation  of  mine  equipment,  1461. 

Designation  changed  from  "  torpedo  companies  "  to,  1460. 
Noncommissioned  staff — 

Addressed  verbally,  984. 

Duties,  983. 

Position  at  review  and  inspection,  991. 

Turning  out  in  heavy  marching  order,  991. 
Observers,  number  rated,  496. 
Organization,  474. 
Plotters,  number  rated,  496. 
Reconnaissance  instruments  for,  435,  436. 
Records  of  artillery  firing,  1374. 
Regiments,  provisional,  authorized,  486. 
Repairs,  upkeep,  etc.,  of  fortifications,  made  by,  716. 
Transportation,  allowance  for  companies,  1531. 
Coast  Artillery  Reserves: 

Boards,  examination  of  officers  and  certain  enlisted  men,  617. 
Coast  Artillery  School: 

Regulations  governing,  877  (c). 


278  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Coast  Defenses: 

Inspection  by- 
Artillery  district  commander,  62. 
Artillery  district  ordnance  officer,  ()2. 
District  artillery  engineer,  02,  65. 
District  engineer  officers,  63. 
Ordnance  officers,  64. 
Signal  Corps,  64,  65. 
Inspectors  to  test  troops  in  service  of  materiel,  105. 
Joint  army  and  militia  exercises,  962. 
Photographs  of,  722. 
Visitors,  722. 

(See  Fortifications,  p.  304.) 
Coats: 

Inspection  for  condemnation— 
In  Philippines  Division,  297. 
White  summer,  recruiting  parties,  294. 
(See  Uniform,  p.  415.) 
Coat-Strap: 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  330. 
Code.  (SeeTelegraphicCode,  p.  410.J 
Coffee: 

Liquid,  payment  of  commutation  to  men  ordered  on  journeys,  1304. 
Collections: 

Paymasters',  checks  for  deposit  of,  148. 
Colleges: 

Civil  institutions- 
Inspection— 

Annual  of  military  departments,  52. 
Ordnance  and  signal  property  for  condemnation,  341,  345. 
(See  Service  Schools,  p.  398.) 
Colors: 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  299,  300. 
Silken,  action  of  surveying  officer,  300,  1490. 
(See  Flag,  p.  303.) 
Color  Sei^eant: 

Battalion  and  squadron,  detail,  uniform,  etc.,  1000. 
Command: 

Army  posts  and  camps,  by  militia  officers,  900. 
Mixed  corps,  954. 

Troops  of  the  Army,  by  officers  of  the  Marine  Corps,  955. 
Commanding  Oflirer: 

Arms  and  equipments- 
Having  and  wearing,  1072. 
Inspection  and  verification,  1070, 1071. 
Claims,  soliciting  on  reservations,  etc.,  prevention,  058. 
Clerical  aid,  facilities,  etc.,  for  inspectors  general,  29. 
Drawing  and  returning  saber  at  review,  636. 
Extra  and  special  duty  men,  89. 
Hospital-fund  inspection,  793. 

Irregularities  and  deficiencies  reported  by  insi)ectors— 
Correction  by,  124. 

Report  of  remedial  action,  124,  128, 129. 
Statement  of,  to  1)6  furnished  to,  124, 


INDEX.  279 

r Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Commanding  Officer— Continued. 

OfTicers'  mounts  for  which  additional  pay  is  drawn,  duties,  1069. 

Orderly  for,  how  selected,  809. 

Orders — 

Expenditure  of  money,  issued  by,  199. 

To  inspect  his  troops  or  affairs,  to  be  made  laiown  to,  19. 

Rations  appropriate  for  the  particular  service  to  be  determined  by,  1293. 

Survey  reports  on  property,  1485, 1487. 

Swimming,  duties  of,  928. 

Tentage,  allowance  fixed  by,  wlien,  1517.  •  ■ '  ' 

Troops  on  transports- 
Assuming  command,  500-503. 
Designation,  etc.,  500. 
Discipline,  responsibility,  .500. 
Record  1»oolis,  post,  528. 

Report  by,  505.  ■-' 

Status  of  transport  quartermaster  with  reference  to,  509.  '^ 

Uniform,  responsibility  for  the  having  and  wearing  by  troops,  1070,  1072.    ''^ 

(See  Post  Commander,  p.  365.)  'il 

Commands:  '  ' 

Inspection— 

By  inspectors  general,  how  often  made,  41. 
By  post  commanders,  monthly,  58. 
Special,  41. 
Commendations: 

Reports  of  inspections- 
Arrangement,  111. 

Commanders  commended,  names  to  be  given,  115. 

Extracts,  officers,  121-123.  ' '  ^ 

Commissaries: 

Abstracts  of  sales  and  issues,  checking  of  entries  l)y,  1480. 

Duties  of,  not  to  be  delegated  to  commissary  sergeants,  988, 1066, 1480. 

Field  cooking  equipment,  supply,  issue,  care,  etc.,  45^-461,  463,  466,  468. 

Funds  in  personal  possession,  223-225. 

Inventory,  monthly,  1237. 

Money  accounts,  inspection,  141,  142. 

Records,  1381. 
Commissary  Sereeant.    (See  Post  Commissary  Sergeant,  p.  367.) 
Common  Carrier: 

Public  property  lost  or  damaged  in  hands  of,  1213. 
Communications: 

Cable  for,  furnished  T)y  Signal  Corps,  723(&).  ■  ^• 

Fortifications,  lines,  etc.,  furnished  by  Signal  Corps,  723(6). 

(See  Correspondence,  p.  284.) 
Commutation.    (See  Rations,  p.  381.) 
Companies: 

Agents  for  laundries,  768.  •  ' 

Ambulance.    (See  Ambulance  Companies,  p.  248.)  '^ 

Articles  of  War,  reading  to,  543. 

Baking  of  bread,  cakes,  and  pies  by,  1038-1040. 

Changing  station- 
China  and  glassware,  procedure,  1505. 


380  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated,] 

Companies— Continued. 

Changing  station— Continued. 
Not  to  take  certain- 
Ordnance  property,  1263. 
Quartermaster's  supplies,  1225. 
Subsistence  property  (to  Philippines),  1240. 
To  take  certain- 
Ordnance  property,  1264. 
Quartermaster's  supplies,  1225. 
Cows  and  hogs,  kept  by  a  troop,  771. 
Engineer- 
Engineer  equipment  for,  432.  y^-OO?-  ^btu 
Position  at  ceremonies,  637.  i  xy 
Recruits,  selection,  complaints  as  to  character,  etc.,  1427. 
Test  of  engineer  equipment  at  drill,  etc.,  901. 
Enlisted  strength  and  composition,  484. 
Field  Artillery,  old  and  new  designations,  495. 
Historical  record  of  independent,  1376. 
Inspections  by  company  commander,  55,  56. 

Litter,  supply,  and  readiness  for  use,  1537.  ,a  c  H 

Machine-gun,  organization,  487. 
Military  prison,  authorized,  478. 
Mine.    (See  Coast  Artillery  Corps,  p.  276.) 
Mounted,  facilities  for  police  and  hauling,  1534. 

Neat's-foot  oil,  supply  for  shoe  dressing,  1448.  , ,  ^ 

Noncommissioned  officers'  schools,  882.  i 

Orders,  disposition  of  division  or  department,  upon  relief  of,  1375. 
Ordnance  property,  excess  and  surplus,  33. 
Philippine  Scouts,  enlisted  strength,  1016. 

Records,  1371-1378,  1382.  ,  ,,i.i  ) 

Recruit  depot- 
Authorized,  477. 

Noncommissioned  officers,  temporary  appointment,  1002. 
Signal  Corps— 

Extended-order  drill,  924. 
Position  at  ceremonies,  637. 
Subsistence  stores,  sales  on  monthly  payments  to,  1478. 

Tableware.    (See  Tableware,  p.  409.)  ,;,,i  > 

Tentage,  allowance  to  be  kept  in  the,  1521.  ,,,,,-> 

Wagon  company,  organization,  1528. 
Company  Commander:  „,, ) 

Ammunition- 
Inspection  by,  362. 
Sale  to  soldiers  for  hunting,  361, 
Storage  in  company  storeroom,  363. 
Clothing  issues,  supervision  to  prevent  overdrawing,  1567. 
Command  of  battalion,  576. 
Company  ftmd— 

Account  kept  by,  778. 
Depositing,  transferring,  etc.,  731. 
(SeeFunds,  p.  306.) 
Diseases,  prevention,  685,  687. 


INDEX.  281 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Company  Commander— Continued. 

Enlisted  men  messing  separately,  — . 
Order  for  subsistence  stores,  1300. 
Payment  of  ration  savings,  1299. 
Equipment  prescribed  for  inspection  by,  56. 
Inspections- 
Company,  its  xmiform  and  equipment,  56.  ./oj  i  ,iio  .0  .  ■ 
Daily  by,  55.                                                              ^  1o  ftj«»f  !i<  . 
Weekly  by,  56. 
Instruction,  latitude,  control,  etc.,  by,  896,  899. 
Noncommissioned  officers- 
Reproof  in  presence  of  privates,  999. 
Selection,  instruction,  upholding,  998. 
Property  responsibility  of,  can  not  ])e  transferred  to  enlisted  men,  1188. 
Punishment  of  enlisted  men  without  trial.  127N. 
Ration,  emergency,  responsibility  of,  1297. 
Retained  papers  relative  to  company  property,  1373. 
Rifle,  supervision  over  dismounting  and  assembling,  422. 
Shoes,  fit  to  be  supervised  by,  1444. 
Uniform- 
Appearance  of,  enlisted  men,  15G3. 
Fitting  of,  1557. 

Inspection  going  on  pass,  etc.,  1563. 
Prescrilied  for  inspection  by,  56. 
Company  Exchanges: 

Prohibited,  765,  1105.  lU  ^d  bftilqqm  .ROOtJaoi. 

Company  Fund.    (See  Funds,  p.  306.) 

Company  Property:  t>>{4:T  .oillfc' 

Packing,  explosives,  matches,  etc.,  1228.  : 

Retained  papers  relative  to,  1373.  '  "  ' ' 

Compasses: 

Field  Artillery  personnel,  for  inspections,  drills,  etc.,  431. 
Compensation: 

Injuries,  employees,  856. 
Complaints: 

Inspector's  own  views  and  conclusions  as  to,  92. 
Investigation  of,  92,  93. 

Recruits  for  Engineer  companies,  character,  1427. 
Reports  dealing  with,  92,  93. 
Comptroller  of  the  Treasury: 

Jurisdiction  of,  as  to  fixing  responsibility  for  loss  of  public  property,  1214. 
Computation  of  Time: 
Services,  rules,  194. 
Conclusions: 

Reports  of  inspections- 
Based,  as  far  as  practicable,  on  inspector's  observations,  117. 
Commands,  efficiency,  discipline,  and  instruction.  111. 
Complaints,  inspector's  own  views  and,  to  be  given,  92. 
Gtms,  pitting,  92. 
Irregularities  and  deficiencies,  92. 
Recruiting  stations,  117. 
Recruits,  unfitness,  92. 
Subjects  for  action  of  higher  authority,  92,  112. 


aW^  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Conclusions— Continued. 

Reports  of  inspections— Continued. 
Supplies,  inferior  quality,  92. 
Supply  departments  failing  to  meet  conditions,  92. 

Reports,  special,  on  subjects  for  action  of  higher  authority,  112. 
Condemned  Animals: 

Branding  I.  C.  on,  1169.  > 

Transfer  to  bureau  of  science,  Philippine  Islands,  1180.  • 

Condemned  Property: 

Certificate  of  officer  witnessing  destruction  of,  form,  275. 

Ordnance  and  ordnance  stores,  issue  to  soldiers'  homes,  1272. 

Purchase  by  responsible  or  surveying  officer,  or  inspector,  1203. 

Reinspection  of,  274. 


Auctioneer's  account  of,  1202. 

Auction,  military  personnel  bidding,  1204. 

Authority  for— 

Army  Regulations,  1201.  •    «. 

Law,  243-246,  248-251.  =  t  ,'{«i  baalvwqwg  (> 

Blankets,  295. 
Clothing,  uniform,  295. 
Food  and  drugs,  252,  309,  312. 
Shipment  of  blankets  and  clothing  from  Manila  to  San  Francisco,  297. 
Turned  in  to  depot,  may  be  destroyed  or  broken  up,  when,  272. 
Conductors: 

Fortifications,  supplied  by  Ordnance  Department,  723(c). 
Conduits:  uv) 

Flexible  metallic,  723(c).  k  o  > 

"Confidential": 

Commimications—  ^  ,oi  ./r 

Responsibility  of  persons  receiving,  1338. 
Use  in,  of  the  word,  1338.  j  -.yi  .i..n(i 

Congress: 

Army  transports- 
Sale  or  disposal,  consent  of,  539. 
Transportation  for  members,  530.  ,^  ^^,,^j ,  ^^^^  ^.^^ 

Information,  official,  furnishing  to,  652,  1332.  ,.,  , ,.. 

Legislation,  applying  for,  influencing,  etc.,  651,  652. 
Power  of,  relative  to  pul)lic  property,  243. 
Reports  of  inspections  of  money  accounts,  to  be  sent  to,  131. 
Construction: 

Inspection  and  report  upon  new,  by  post  commander,  1060. 
Contagious  Diseases: 
Prevention  by- 
Administration  of  typhoid  prophylactic,  686. 
Personal  hygiene,  685,  686. 

Temperance  and  morality,  especially  in  the  Tropics,  687. 
Troops  ordered  for  foreign  service,  525. 
Contractors: 

Control  of,  and  their  employees,  during  construction  at  posts,  645,  646. 
Contracts: 

Annulment  or  modification,  m2. 
Bondsmen,  instructions  relative  to,  002. 
Convict  labor  on  Government,  670. 


INDEX.  283 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Contracts — Continued. 

Copy  for  Department  of  the  Interior- 
Inspectors'  inquiries  as  to  sending  of,  140. 

Regulations  requiring  forwarding  of,  665.     '  •'■' ' 

Expenditure  in  excess  of  appropriations,  221.    -^^  ,)n^iTii' 
Food  and  drugs,  standard,  69. 

Inspection  of  raw  material  used  l)y  manufacturers,  74. 
Meals»and  lodging,  recruiting  parties,  667. 
Persons  in  the  military  service,  210,  666,  667. 
Post  commander  to  scrutinize,  1064. 

Post  exchange  has  no  authority  to  bind  the  United  States,  1085. 
Public  animals  for  mounted  service,  1165. 
Regulations  and  instructions,  661-()70. 

Rented  telephones.  Corps  of  Engineers,  664.  '"il«  ^  m^in' ' 

Ser\ices,  personal,  in  exce.ss  of  legal  allowance,  669. 
(See  Purchases,  p.  378.) 
Contract  Surgeons: 
Authorized,  474. 
Campaign  badges  for,  551. 
Duties  which  may  be  performed  by,  671. 

Enlisted  men,  respect  and  obedience,  672.  ^ 

Quarters,  1284.  [ 

Contributions: 
Political,  650. 

Presents,  soliciting,  1106.  

Conventional  Signs: 

Fire-control  stations,  1.337.  'loftf^m  V>hl^U-^  ''"■  'i^rt  / 

Inspection  of  money  accounts,  142(p). 
Convict  Labor: 

Government  contracts,  670. 
Convicts: 

Ex-convicts,  applicants  for  enlistment,  1399. 
(See  Prisoners,  p.  370.) 
Cooliing: 

Field  training  in  individual ,  895 ,  1296.  '    ■  • 

Cooking  Equipment: 
Field- 
Commissaries  at  posts,  duties  as  to  stock  and  issue,  458,  459. 
Field  ranges — 

Allowance,  possession  of  organizations,  for  use  in  camps,  463. 
Care  and  responsibility  for,  459,  4f)0,  466. 
Installation  and  operation,  461. 
Issue  on  memorandum  receipts,  459,  460. 
Preparation  for  pack  transportation,  461. 
Portable  gas  cooker,  468.  . 

Reserve  supply  to  be  kept  at  posts,  458. 
Coolts: 

Aprons,  purchase  from  company  fund,  754. 

Disrating  prior  to  discharge,  1007. 

Extrapay,  736,  762,787. 

Hospital  Corps,  acting,  authorized,  474.  i 

Inspection — 

Efficiency  of  graduates  of  training  schools,  79. 
Where  held,  88. 


284  INDEX. 

I  Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Cooks— Continued . 

Instruction  of  noncommissioned  oflicers  as,  878. 
Khaki  trousers  for,  purchase  from  company  fund,  755. 
Machine-gun  platoon,  detail,  489. 
Mine-planter  detachment,  480. 
Muster,  88. 
Post  duties,  88. 

Service  schools  for,  877(/),  (I),  (m). 
Target  practice,  88. 
White  uniforms  issued  to,  754. 
Copies: 

Of  contracts  to  be  furnished  Department  of  the  Interior,  140,  665. 
Official,  use  of  impressed  stamp  in  making,  1324. 
Papers  establishing  validity  of  vouchers,  196. 
Corporals: 

Lance,  appointment,  1(X)6. 
Corps  of  Ena;ineers: 

Board,  appointment  second  lieutenant  from  civil  life,  590. 
Boards  of  engineers,  006,  607. 
Engineer  companies- 
Engineer  equipment  for,  432. 

Position  at  ceremonies,  637. 

Recruits,  selection,  complaints  as  to  character,  etc.,  1427. 

'Pest  of  engineer  equipment  at  drill,  etc.,  901. 
Enlisted  strength,  483. 
Inspection- 
Coast  defenses  by  district  engineer  officers,  63. 

Fortification  and  river  and  harbor  property  for  condemnation,  by  officers  of 
319, 
Instruction  of  oflicers  entering,  scheme,  900. 
Organization,  474. 

Survey  of  fortification  and  river  and  harbor  property  by  officers  of,  1489. 
(See  Engineer  Department,  p.  296.) 
Correspondence: 

Abbreviations  to  be  used— 

A.  R.  for  Army  Regulations,  1336. 

Designations  of  fire-control  stations,  1337. 

R.  S.  for  Revised  Statutes,  1336. 
Address  and  designation  of  detailed  staff  officers,  1322. 
Battalion  and  squadron  commanders  as  channels.  99,  577, 
Business  methods  for  administrative  headquarters,  1318. 
Channels  of  communication — 

Battalion  and  squadron  commanders,  99,  577. 

Department  commander,  1343, 

Direct,  1341,  1343. 

Division  commander,  1342, 1343. 

Regulations,  general,  governing,  1340. 
Chiefs  of  Bureaus— 

As  Intermediate  commanders,  1.341. 

Direct,  1341. 

For  action  or  signature  of  Secretary  of  War,  instructions,  1351, 1352. 

Through  the  staff  assistants,  1344.     ;-'*!*»'/'.>»'»' 


INDEX.  ZB5 

I  Nnrabers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Correspondence— Continued. 
Chiefs  of  Bureaus— Continued. 

With  ofTicers  on  duty  at—  ^ 

Recruit  depots,  1348. 
Recruiting  stations,  I'MH. 
United  States  Military  Prison,  1348. 
With  those  not  under  their  command  or  direction,  1344. 
Commander  through  his  staff  officer,  1344. 
Communications- 
Addressed  to  the  Adjutant  General,  may  contain  request  for  specific  action 

thereon,  1347. 
Addressing,  through  the  Adjutant  General,  prohibited,  1347.  >^ 

"Confidential"— 

Responsibility  of  persons  receiving,  1338. 
Use  in,  of  the  word,  1338. 
Copies  of  papers  establishing  the  validity  of  vouchers,  196.  ^^ 

Forwarding  of,  duties  of  commanders,  1345.  ^  y^ 

Officers  faffing  to  make  prompt  reply  to,  1335. 

Presenting  or  submitting,  for  signature  or  action  of  Secretary  of  War,  instruc- 
tions, 1351,  1352. 
Record  and  action  at  administrative  headquarters,  1318.  ^ 

Signatures- 
Acting  Inspector  General,  title,  when  used,  1323. 
Detailed  staff  officers,  title,  1322. 
Facsimiles  prohibited,  1321. 
"In  charge  of  office,"  1323. 
Pen  to  be  used,  1321. 

Rank,  regiment,  etc.,  attached,  1321-1323. 
Suspensions  in  money  accounts  to  be  promptly  explained,  212.  ^  > 

Debts  of  soldiers  to  merchants,  1334. 
Destroying  or  carrying  away  pubhc,  1330. 
Headquarters,  method  of  transacting  official  business,  l.ilS. 
Information,  furnishing  from,  652,  1279,  1331,  1332. 
Inks,  colored,  use  in,  1325. 
Inspectors'  duties  as  to  unnecessary,  98. 
Marine  Corps- 
Detached  for  service  with  Army,  953. 
Orders  to,  on  Army  transports,  950. 
Office  of  the  Chief  of  StafT,  regulations  governing,  1350. 
"Official  copy,"  by  impressed  stamp,  1324. 
Post  commanders  to  reduce,  by  interviews,  1052. 
Reduction  of,  to  devote  more  time  to  instruction,  899,  13.58. 
Regulations,  general,  governing,  1339. 
Routine  matters,  disposal  of,  by  interview,  1358. 
Squadron  commander  as  channel,  99. 

Transfer  of  supplies  from  one  post  to  another,  channels,  1346. 
With  Division  of  Militia  Affairs,  1349.  ;  ,i| 

Writer,  signature,  rank,  etc.,  1321-1323.  '  ,(I 

Correspondence  Book:  ,., , 

Band  records,  13(58.  ,,>,vl 

Indelible  pencil  may  be  used  in,  1327. 
Instructions  for  use  of,  1320. 


286  INDEX. 

I  Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 
Cost  Price: 

Articles  on  inventory  and  inspection  reports,  instructions  to  inspectors  general, 

Councils  of  Adininlstration: 

Regulations,  738,  941,  1041,  1058. 
Counter- Recoil  Springs: 

Mortar  carriages,  painting  and  removal  of  old  paint,  849,  850. 
Counterweights: 

Disappearing  carriages,  prevention  of  theft,  854.  ' "'  ' 

Courts- Martial:  "■    ' 

Loaning  of  records  for  use  of,  1333. 

Retired  officers  eligible  for  detail  on,  1437. 
Courts  of  Inquiry: 

Retired  officers  eligible  for  detail  on,  1437. 
Covers.    (See  Breech  Covers,  p.  266,  and  Muzzle  Covers,  p.  351.) 
Cows: 

Hospital  fund,  use  for  purchase  of,  785. 

Keeping  at  national  cemeteries,  981. 

Troop,  limited  to  three,  Tfi.  "'  ""'  '''' 
Crating:  fuuiMt  lo^nin. 

Money  allowance  for  baggage,  565. 
Crates: 

Empty,  accummulations  at  depots,  etc.,  how  disposed  of,  1198, 1199. 

Packing,  care,  etc.,  1230. 

Subsistence  stores,  issued  or  sold,  title  to,  1200. 
Crews:  •  ' 

Transports,  uniform,  1571. 
Cuba: 

Disbursing  officers,  funds  in  personal  possession,  227. 
Cupboards: 

Installation  in  battle  commanders'  stations,  696. 
Caps: 

Inspection  of  tin  and  aluminum,  for  condemnation,  330. 

Tin,  how  carried,  396.  ' 

Currycombs: 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  aso.         ,%^M«ximim  oi  ta  B-iiUib  cwio-*\^ui 
Cuspidors:  ^iv,  » -mhf  W 

For  buildings  occupied  or  used  by  enlisted  men,  1233. 
Customs  Duties: 

Payment  of,  on  imported  public  property,  228. 
Debts: 

Enlisted  men's,  to— 

Company  fund,  767,  772-774. 
Merchants,  correspondence,  1334. 
Post  exchange,  774,  1089. 

Private,  stoppage  of  pay  to  satisfy,  230. 

Outstanding,  when  a  disbursing  officer  is  relieved,  206. 
Defects  and  Deficiencies.    (See  Irregularities  and  Deficiencies,  p.  340  ) 
Defenses: 

Penalty  for  disclosure  of  secrets,  etc.,  1279. 

Post  commander's  responsibility  as  to  condtion  of,  1050. 

(See  Coast  Defenses,  p.  278. )  ' "  ' 


INDEX.  287 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Deflection  Boards: 

Fortifications,  supplied  by  Ordnance  Department,  723  (c). 
Dental  Corps:  'ly*  //  icwi  ,10 

Acting  dental  surgeons —  ,,  >  kkj    •< 

Appointment,  pay,  etc.,  law,  673. 

Quarters,  1284. 

Status  as  to  obedience,  etc.,  from  enlisted  men,  672. 
Board,  appointments  in,  594. 
Campaign  badge  for  dental  surgeons,  551. 
Dental  supply  table,  676. 

Dental  surgeons,  appointment,  pay,  status,  etc.,  law,  673. 
Dental  work  for  soldiers,  material  to  be  used,  675.  :/.)(>q*«<i 

Organization,  474.  i  o  ^nJbfTfifnino' ' 

Records,  1382. 

Regulations  governing,  673-675. 
Dental  Supply  Table:  676. 
Dental  Surgeons.    (See  Dental  Corps,  above.) 
Department  Commander: 
Annual  report,  368. 
Correspondence- 
Communications,  reports  and  returns,  what  to  pass  through,  1343. 

Forwarding  communications,  duties  of,  1345. 

Reduction  of,  so  that  maximum  time  may  be  devoted  to  instruction,  1358. 

With  those  under  and  not  under  his  command,  1344. 
Inspections- 
Mileage,  39. 

Reports  of  remedial  action  on  defects,  etc.,  noted  by  inspectors,  124. 

Special,  involving  travel,  40. 

Tours,  duties  during,  stay  at  posts,  etc.,  66, 899, 1028.  1/ 

Troops,  by,  66,  899, 1028. 

Instruction  of  troops,  duties,  etc.,  66, 899,  902, 1028. 
Investigations — 

Mileage,  39. 

Special,  involving  travel,  40. 
Officers—  .jjl 

Field—  .';n 

Annual  test  of  physical  condit  ion  and  riding,  1028. 
Private  mounts  of,  necessity  for  o\vning,  etc.,  1129, 1130. 
Physical  condition  for  active  service,  duties  of,  1026, 1028. 
Post  noncommissioned  staff,  military  control  at  ungarrisoned  posts,  993. 
Public  animals,  use  regulated  by,  1161. 
Recruits  at  recruit  depot  posts,  control,  142]. 
Refrigerators,  removal  from  buildings,  1221. 
Signal  Corps  posts  at  which  there  are  signal  depots,  1449, 
Signaling,  duties  of,  925. 

Staff,  1456.  .1 

Telegraphic  code,  test  messages,  1068. 
Department  of  the  Interior: 

Copy  of  each  contract  to  be  sent  to,  140,  665. 
Depositaries: 

Accounts,  separate,  with,  205.  ^ 

National  banks,  lists  of  designated,  238. 


^8  INDEX. 

I  Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Depositaries— Continued. 
Public  moneys — 

Distribution  of,  between,  239. 
Transfer  of,  from  one  to  another,  240. 
Statements  to — 

Administrative  officers,  237. 
Disbursing  officers,  218,  219,  235,  236. 
Inspectors,  237. 
Deposits: 

Company  funds,  how  made,  731. 
(See  Public  Moneys,  p.  372.) 
Depots: 

Commanding  officer,  report  of  remedial  action  on  defects,  etc.,  124, 128. 
Designated  for  turning  in  of— 

Condemned  blankets  and  clothing,  295-297. 
Odd  articles  of  clothing,  298. 
Ordnance  property.    (See  Arsenals,  p.  256.) 

Reconnaissance,  drafting  and  surveying  instruments,  engineer  property,  322. 
Submarine-mine  property,  288. 
Inspection- 
Assignment,  135. 

By  whom  and  how  often  made,  41,  08. 
Normal  conditions  desired,  34, 110. 

Quartermaster's,  notification  to  Quartermaster  General  of  proposed,  36. 
Reports  of,  addressing  and  forwarding,  68, 118, 119. 
Reports  of  remedial  action  on  defects,  etc.,  124, 128. 
Scope,  subjects  to  be  inquired  into,  etc.,  68, 110. 
Supplies,  purchase  and  distribution  of,  110(g). 
Medical  supply,  records,  1.382. 
Public  property- 
Condemned-  ' 
Blankets  and  clothing,  storage  and  renovation  at,  295.  "''^ 
Destruction  of,  turned  in  to,  272. 
Empty  barrels,  scrap,  etc.,  how  disposed  of,  1198, 1199. 
Record  card  system  not  extended  to,  1317. 
Remount.    (See  Remount  Depots,  p.  388.) 
Signal,  control,  etc.,  1449. 
Descriptive  and  Assignment  Cards:                                                     '  ' 
Applicants  for  enlistment,  1398(d!).                                                  *  ' 
Descriptive  Cards: 

Public  animals  transferred,  1379. 
Descriptive  List: 

Designation  "Descriptive  List,  Military  Record,  and  Statement  of  Accounts," 

changed  to,  1372. 
Post  noncommissioned  staff  at  ungarrisoned  posts,  where  kept,  993. 
Deserters: 
Debts  due- 
Company  fund ,  772.  '^ 
Post  exchange,  774. 
Public  property  carried  away  by,  etc. ,  1209.                                                      '*' 
Desertions: 

Inspectors  to  investigate  abnormal,  84. 


INDEX.  289 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Desks: 

Field ,  commissary ,  allowance  for  camps,  463.  .  <  •  -  in 

Detached  Service:  '  ' 

Commencement  and  termination  of,  14. 
Graduates  of  service  schools  and  Staff  College,  1459. 
Line  officers,  not  exceeding  200,  detached,  status,  etc.,  494. 
Detachments: 

Agents  for  laundries,  768. 
Casuals,  embarkation  on  transports,  508. 
Commander,  inspections,  55,  56. 
Enlisted  strength  and  composition- 
Headquarters,  481. 
Military  Academy,  475. 
Mine  planters,  480. 

Mounted  orderlies.  Field  Artillery,  482. 
Mounted  scouts,  481. 
Remount  depots,  479. 
Service  schools,  476. 
Fund,  regarded  as  company  fund,  779. 
Ordnance.    (See  Ordnance  Detachments,  p.  359.) 
Ration  and  savings  account,  1299. 
Signal  Corps,  guard  duty,  811. 
Subposts,  care  of  armament,  etc.,  717,  855. 
Details:  * 

Officers—  ' 

Graduates  of  service  schools  and  Staff  College,to  Siatf  ijotp^^r  departments, 

1459.  ■    •""■''"'"  '■'■■'■■      ' 

Not  exceeding  200,  with  the  militia,  etc.,  494, 1459. 
Retired.    (See  Retired  Officers,  p.  392.) 
To  General  Staff  Corps,  799, 1459. 
To  Staff  Corps  and  departments,  493, 1459. 
Using  outside  influence  to  secure,  1012. 
Retired  noncommissioned  officers  to  educational  institutions,  1011.  ■'■>'"'■ 
Devices:  'f'»1 

Azimuth,  errors  in  laying  of  mortars,  910. 
Friction,  seacoast  carriages,  adjustment,  838. 
Difference  Charts: 

When  to  be  used,  material  for,  etc.,  726.  .,  »H 

Digging:  )T 

Near  electrical  cable  at  fortifications,  707. 
Directions: 

Blank  forms,  force  and  effect  of  Army  Regulations,  581.  I 

Manufacturers'  printed,  force  of  orders,  718.  , 

Disbursements: 

Inspection,  necessity,  economy  and  propriety,  131, 136, 137, 142  (<?), 
Post  commander's  duties  as  to  economy  in,  10()4. 
Disbursing  Agents.    (See  Disbursing  Officers,  below.) 
Disbursing  Clerks.    (See  Disbursing  Officers,  below.)  ' 

Disbursing  Officers:  ^ ,. 

Accounts- 
Closing,  upon  rebonding,  204.  -^vr^M  V,  noftncf; 
Examination  by  post  commander,  1050. 
12969°— 12 19 


290  INDEX. 

t Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Disbursing  OflBcers-  Continued. 
Accounts— Continued . 
Inspection — 

By  whom  made,  41. 

Closing  statements,  241. 

Statement  of,  to  be  prepared  for  inspectors,  142(5),  241,  242. 

(See  Inspection  of  Money  Accounts,  p.  321.) 
Kept  separately  under  each  bond,  exception,  204. 
Separate  for  each  depositary,  205. 
Suspensions  in,  to  be  promptly  explained  by,  212. 
(See  Accounts  Current,  p.  247.) 


Analyses,  213-216,  220. 
Cash— 

Redeposit  or  disbursement,  228. 
Transfer  of,  upon  rebonding,  204. 
Verification  of,  before  witness,  215,  216. 

Bonds,  142(0),  201-204. 

Bonds,  inspection  of  money  accounts,  142(o). 

Checks- 
List  of  outstanding  to  be  prepared  for  inspectors,  142(6). 
(See  Checks  and  Check  Stubs,  pp.  271,  272.) 

Claims  against  the  United  States,  purchase  by,  209. 

Copies  of  papers  establishing  validity  of  vouchers,  196. 
.  Debts,  outstanding  when  relieved,  206. 

Deceased,  board  of  oflBcers,  605. 

Depositary  statements  to,  218,  219,  235,  236. 

Deposits  of  public  moneys- 
Depositary  accounts  to  be  designated,  205. 
Distribution  of,  between  depositaries,  239. 
Miscellaneous  receipts,  169, 170. 
Not  available  for  disbursement,  169. 
Penalty  for  failure  to  make,  according  to  law,  228. 
Proceeds  of  sales,  169, 170. 
Rebonding,  204. 
Receipts  for,  form,  228. 

Regulations  of  Treasury  Department  governing,  228. 
To  be  made— 

Promptly,  222,  223. 
Within  30  days,  222. 

Disbursement  of  undeposited  funds  authorized,  when,  223,  228. 

Disbursements  to  be  economically  made,  1064. 

Disbursing  for  more  than  one  staff  department,  147. 

District  of  Columbia,  pajonent  of  salaries  in  cash,  228. 

Draft,  bill  of  exchange,  or  international  money  order,  purchase  by,  198. 

Due  bills,  issue  of  vouchers  as,  197. 

Duties  upon  being  relieved,  change  of  station,  etc.,  206,  228,  241. 

Final  statements,  purchase  by,  209. 

Funds- 
Distribution  of,  between  dey^sitaries,  239. 
Lost  or  misapplied,  relief  of,  229, 1600. 
Personal  possession- 
Alaska,  227. 


HTDEX.  291 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Disbursing  Offlc  er s— C  ontinued .  '  •{  f  •>**• 

Funds— Continued . 

Personal  possession— Continued. 
Authority  of— 
Law,  228. 

Secretary  of  Treasury,  228. 
Secretary  of  War,  223-228. 
Commissaries,  223-225. 
Cuba,  227. 

District  of  Columbia,  228. 
Mine  planters,  subsistence,  226. 

Philippine  Islands,  227.  <^ 

Porto  Rico,  227. 
Recruiting  officers,  224. 
Transport  commissaries,  225. 
Gambling,  207. 

Inspection.    (See  Inspection  of  Money  Accounts,  p.  321.) 
Ordnance  Department,  instructions  governing  financial  operations,  234. 
Payments.    (See  Payments,  p.  361.) 
Penalty  for  falsification  of  accounts  and  reports,  231 . 
Purchases — 

Made  abroad,  198. 

Or  sales,  interest  in,  prohibited,  208. 
Supplies,  from  persons  in  the  military  service,  210. 
(See  Purchases,  p.  378.) 
Rebonding,  204. 

Receipts.    (See  Receipts,  p.  382.)  >f??}fTrrrfiTr- 

Records—  , 

Inspection  of,  137. 
Transfer  of,  when  relieved,  206. 
Relieved,  duties,  206. 
Sales,  interest  in,  prohibited,  208. 

Signatures,  official,  to  be  furnished  depositary,  228.  -  s«eij'>9qRrji 

Transfers  of  public  moneys,  187,  204,  206,  228,  240.      '  r-vrrth  T»F-TT!f  in  -tff 
Vouchers.    (See  Vouchers,  p.  418.) 
Discharge: 

Enlisted  men- 
Certificate  of,  issue  in  ease  of  assumed  name,  684. 
Character  given  on,  622,  682. 

Cooks,  artificers,  saddlers,  etc.,  disrating  prior  to,  1007. 
Designated  for  tour  in  Philippines,  680. 
Disability,  677, 1423. 

Executed,  can  not  be  revoked,  unless  obtained  by  fraud,  683. 
Noncommissioned  officers,  reduction  prior  to,  1007. 
Ordered  to  the  United  States  for,  679. 

Post  noncommissioned  staff,  for  inefficiency  or  misconduct,  990. 
Purchase  of,  regulations,  681. 
Recruits  at  depot  posts,  1423. 
Term  of  service  expiring  at  sea ,  678. 
Typewriter,  use  in  preparing,  1326. 
Discipline: 

General  duties  of  inspectors  general  relative  to,  8. 

Officers  neglecting  to  reply  to  official  communications,  1335. 


292  INDEX. 

INumbers  refer  to  paragraphs  wheu  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Discipline— Continued.  .;u 

On  transports— 

Civilian  employees,  531,  532.  liiJaoD— ooi 

Civilians  traveling,  511,  532. 
Navy  and  Marine  Cori)s,  534. 
Troops  traveling,  500. 
Recruits  at  depot-posts,  1423. 
Reports  of  inspections,  conclusions,  111. 
Diseases: 

Hygienic  care  of  the  person,  garrison  training,  894. 
Prevention  of,  685-687.  ■;.  .  ,.  „  m>;i- 

District  Artillery  Engineer:  .T£S  , 

Inspections  by,  62,  65. 

Records,  1387,  1388.  ,,  A 

Repairs  pertaining  to  his  responsibility,  713.  ,  ;;r-' 

District  Engineer  Officer: 

Inspection  of  coast  defenses  by,  03.  lo  ooiiosqsal  eo8 

Repairs  to  fortifications,  714,  710.  r..,* ...:   ^  ,,     » 

District  of  Columbia: 

Disbursing  ofTicers,  funds  in  personal  possession,  228. 
Division  Commander:  , -i.  j 

Annual  report,  366,  368.  •' 

Army  transports,  reports  of  arrival  and  departure,  506. 
Correspondence- 
Communications,  reports  and  returns,  what  to  pass  directly  between  posts 

and,  1343. 
Forwarding  communications,  duties  of,  1345. 

Reduction  of,  so  that  maxiyium  time  may  be  devoted  to  instnietion,  1358. 
With  those  under  and  not  under  his  command,  1344. 
Disbursing  officers  gambling,  207. 
Expenditures,  economy  in,  07. 
Ice,  increase  or  decrease  of  allowance,  871. 
Inspections— 

By  or  under  direction  of— 

Arsenals,  68.  njaiio  /  99- 

Depots  of  supplies,  68. 

General  hospitals,  68. 

Places,  except  the  Military  Academy,  at  which  offlcers,:a^^n  are  on 

duty,  68. 
Recruit  deppts,  68, 1422. 
Recruiting  stations,  08. 

United  States  Military  Prison,  and  branch,  08. 
Irregularities  and  defexjts  reported,  correction  by,  118. 
Mileage  for,  39. 

Militia,  5.3.  > 

Reports- 
Action  on,  118,  121,  123,  124. 

Arsenals,  dej^ots,  etc.,  made  by,  or  under  direction  of,  08. 
Extracts  from,  to  officers,  121. 
Verbal,  by  inspectors  general,  to,  37. 
Special,  involving  travel,  40. 
Troops,  by,  67. 
Ungarrisoned  posts,  120. 


INDEX.  293 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  Indicated.] 

Division  Commander— Continued.  '^ 

Inspector  General,  status  of,  10. 

Inspectors,  special,  to  inspect  property,  designation  by,  254,  255. 
Instruction  of  troops,  67.  ' ' 

Inventory  and  inspection  reports,  approval,  277-279,  282,  287.  (1 

Investigations —  ■  i  ^'1 

Mileage  for,  39.  '  •  3 

Special,  involving  travel,  40.  •  ' 

Orders- 
Inspections,  economical  plan,  135.  "> 
Involving  expenditure  of  money,  199. 
Public  property — 

Duties  as  to  care,  expenditure,  etc.,  67. 
Memoranda  of  head  of  Staff  Department  to  guide,  271. 
Ordnance,  without  action  of  an  inspector,  335. 
Recruiting  stations  and  recruit  depots,  control,  68, 1422. 
Signal  Corps  posts  at  which  there  are  signal  depots,  administration,  1449. 
Staff,  1456. 

Subsistence  supplies,  increase  or  decrease  of  allowances  of  certain,  by,  1483. 
Troops,  duties  as  to  efficiency,  etc.,  67. 
Division  Engineers: 

To  inspect  fortification  and  river  and  harbor  property,  319. 
Division  of  MUitla  Affairs: 

Correspondence  with,  1349.  •  •><><"  'x^  "'  n''^"  ■ 

Militia  inspections,  53.  -'"'■  •■ 

Divisions: 

Organization  for  instruction,  etc.,  490, 1456.  ■ ' 

DoctLS:  '' 

Sentinels  at,  duties,  812.  '' 

Document  File: 
Authorized,  1319. 

Band  records,  1368.  '' 

jioss:  ^'"^  ^*'  ^rAWf:  10  nonn'r/oTM 

Shipment  on  transports,  518.  ;5"»1ft'>Hfjf{« 

Tax  on,  collection  by  post  exchange,  1086. 
Donations:  - 

Unserviceable  property,  through  action  of  Inspector  General's  Department,  276. 
Doors: 

Emplacement,  to  be  kept  open  during  service  i)ractice,  719. 
Drafting  Instruments:  "' 

Depots  designated  for  turning  in,  322.  ^^ 

Inspection,  for  condemnation,  322. 
Drafts: 

Bank,  purchase  of,  198. 
Drawing  Instruments: 

Fortifications,  supplied  by  Ordnance  Department,  723(c). 
Dressing: 

Equipments,  harness,  etc.,  450. 
Neat's-foot  oil  for  shoes,  1448. 
Russet-leather,  storage  and  care,  1195. 
Dress  Parade: 

One-company  post,  639.  "'^isai  .^Jick; 


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'•T 

--i;i 

tH  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Drill: 

Cavalry  saddle,  packing,  418. 

Coast  Artillery,  who  may  be  excused  from,  913. 

Department  commander's  duties  relative  to,  66,  899,  902, 1028. 

Division  commander's  duties  relative  to,  67. 

Engineer  companies,  engineer  equipment  to  be  used,  901.  i 

Extended  order.  Signal  Corps  companies,  924.  7. 

Extra  and  special  duty  men,  89,  913.  i  i 

Field  training,  895.  ai^InO 

Garrison  training,  894.  -imoxio'^  .anoit^qacrl 

Inspections —  >i  )•.  -rJiitibn')-" ' '  '  -ttI 

Bayonet  instruction,  80.  il');;  [ 

Coast  Artillery  post —  . 'ibaoify.'i  ,  ,'f 

Commanders  to  conduct,  105.  <?v 

Primers  and  lanyards,  107,  > 

Service  of  defense  materiel,  test,  105. 
Field  Artillery,  79,  101-103. 
Mobile  troops,  79. 
Prisoners,  attendance  at,  1110. 
Reports  of  inspections  to  show  those  held,  111,  113. 

Suspension  of  Coast  Artillery,  during  installations  by  Signal  Corps,  699.     , ,  jfl 
(See  Instruction,  p.  335.) 
Drill  Primers:  Ml 

Allowance,  when  to  be  used,  etc.,  351. 
Drill  Regulations: 

Accounted  for,  how,  285.  ixnohii-fKI 

Inspected  for  condemnation,  285.        ^rjgi.  ^.^sisl  .ooflatnlanJ  to"!   loitux:  ;  ^  '^ 
Machine-gun  organizations,  936. 
Turning  in  to  War  Department,  285. 

(See  Publications,  p.  372.)  , » 

Drugs.    (See  Medicines,  p.  348.) 

Dummy  Projectiles:  

Prevention  of  sticking  at  drill,  358.  justofl 

Duplicates:  .'.;:•    .  ,.,  r^JtA-'t  rrj  trr'-d.i  >i^!'-l 

Vouchers,  money,  making  of,  limited,  192. 
Educational  Institutions:  ,,i>rt 

Inspection- 
Annual,  of  military  departments,  52.  ^,v<I 
Ordnance  and  signal  property  for  condemnation,  341,  345. 
Noncommissioned  officers,  retired,  detail  to,  1011. 
Retired  officers—                                                  - . ; ;  nui  ■ 

Detail,  laws,  regulations,  etc.,  1442.  ,,).,!  1 

Not  "  required  to  be  mounted,"  1438.  :t<nAi(l 

Efllriency: 

Army,  duties  of  inspectors-general  relative  to,  8.  ,.,H 

Troops,  conclusions,  reports  of  inspections,  111. 
Eight-Hour  Law: 
Exceptions,  641. 
Law  and  regulations,  688, 689. 
Reports  of  infractions,  690. 
Electrical  Apparatus:  .  :  .ifsiB  i  si^.fih 

Signal  property,  inspection  for  condemnation  of  expensive,  343|„;q„,^)^.,^^) 


INDEX.  J 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Electrical  Appliances: 

Fortifications,  light  and  power  furnished  by  Engineer  Department,  723(a). 
Inspection  for  condemnation- 
Engineer,  315. 
Signal,  342. 
Inventory  and  inspection  reports — 
Approval,  279(d). 
Preparation,  315,  342. 
Manufacturers'  prmted  directions,  force  of  orders,  718. 
Electrical  Clocks: 

Fortifications,  supplied  by  Signal  Corps,  723(6). 
Electrical  Installations: 

Inspection  for  condemnation- 
Engineer,  315. 
Signal,  342. 
Inventory  and  inspection  reports- 
Approval,  279(d). 

Preparation,  315,  342.  i«.q,8TW>n 

Electrical  Instruments: 

Fortifications,  supplied  by  Signal  Corps,  723(6), 
Electrical  Machines: 
Engineer  property- 
Condemned  parts  to  be  preserved,  316. 
Inspection  for  condemnation,  316. 
Electrical  Measuring  Instruments: 

Unserviceable,  instructions  as  to  guaranteed,  1249. 
Electrician  Sergeants: 

Addressed  verbally,  how,  984. 
Arms  and  equipments,  384. 

Position  at  review  and  inspection,  991.  '  • 

Turning  out  in  heavy  marching  order,  991, 
Electric  Light: 

Proceeds  of  sales  of  surplus,  172. 
Electric  plants:  ,;- 

Fortifications—  >t.l  ,'wrf\8d  hna  tmh  hot 

Central,  supplies  for,  723(a),  (d)."' -  . ,  -     . 

Installation  of  lighting  or  power  circuits,  danger,  706. 
Post  lightmg,  712. 

Supplies  and  repairs.  Quartermaster's  Department,  723(d). 
Transfer,  change,  increase  of  load,  etc.,  710,  711. 
Elevation: 

Maximum  firing,  for  mortars,  823. 
Seacoast  guns,  not  in  use,  822. 
Elevation  Scales: 

Seacoast  guns,  computation,  828. 
Embezzlement: 

Public  moneys,  228. 

Public  property,  by  a  civilian  employee,  1210. 
Emplacement  Book: 
Inspection  of.  108. 

Regulations  and  instructions,  1361-1363, 
Emplacements: 

Care,  etc.,  responsibility  of  battery  commander,  715. 

Doors  and  windows,  during  service  practice,  719,  '  '■^'■ 


562  Y.rrfi'^f 

296  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 
Emplacements— Continued. 

Inspection  after  tummg  over  to  coast  artillery,  697. 
Keys,  responsibility,  etc.,  709. 
Repairs,  upkeep,  etc.,  by  troops,  716 
Stencils  for  marking,  723(c). 
Employees.    (See  Civilian  Employees,  p.  273.) 
Encampment: 

Coast  Artillery,  annual,  914. 
Enisrineer  Department: 

Employees,  control  durmg  construction  at  posts,  646. 
Fortifications- 
Base  lines  established  by,  694. 
Ducts  for  Signal  Corps  cable,  723(6). 
Fire-control  equipment,  type  1909,  furnished  by,  692. 
Installations,  supplies,  etc.,  furnished  by,  723(o). 
Records,  1386. 

(See  Corps  of  Engineers,  p.  284.) 
Engineer  Property: 
Expendable,  1247. 
Inspection  for  condemnation- 
Boats,  314. 

Electrical  and  mechanical  installations  and  appliances,  279(d),  315. 
Electrical  machines,  316. 
Fortification  property,  319. 
Harbor  charts,  317. 

Reconnaissance,  surveying  and  drafting  instruments,  322. 
River  and  harbor  property,  318-320. 
Transportation  for  inspectors,  323. 
Inventory  and  inspection  reports- 
Approval,  279,  279(d). 
Preparation,  315,  318. 
Sale  of  river  and  harbor  property,  321. 
Survey  of— 

Fortification  and  river  and  harbor,  1489. 
Preparation  and  execution  of  reports,  etc.,  1488. 
Engineers: 

Coast  Artillery  Corps- 
Addressed  verbally,  how,  984. 
Arms  and  equipments,  384. 
Position  at  review  and  inspection,  991. 
Turning  out  in  heavy  marching  order,  991. 
Engineer  Schools: 

Regulations  governing- 
Fort  Leavenworth,  Kans.,  877  (c). 
Washington  Barracks,  D.  C,  877  (d). 
(See  Service  Schools,  p.  398.) 
English  Language: 

Test  for  applicants  for  enlistment,  1399. 
EnUsted  Men: 

Appointment  as  post  noncommissioned  statt',  rules,  989. 
Arms  and  equipments.    (See  Arms  and  Equipments,  p.  250.) 
Arrest,  summary  court  cases,  1112. 
JJathing  and  washing,  685. 


INDEX.  29f 

I  Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Enlisted  Men— Continued. 
Beard,  685. 

Bidding  at  auction  sales  of  Government  property,  1204. 
Board- 
Appointment  as  second  lieutenant,  595.  ■'-'^ 
Medical  officers  at  recruit  depots,  on  disabled,  621.                               "■''^ 

Buildings  used  by,  visits  by  post  commander  and  surgeon,  59. 

Certificate  of  merit  awarded,  names  of,  550. 

Civilian  clothing,  wearing,  1553. 

Claims,  furnishing  information  as  basis,  658. 

Clothing — 

Allowance,  how  computed  at  settlement,  1568.  f  ,BWiqqijd 

For  use  in  traveling  on  transports,  512,  5l3.  f«»ton*"T 

Soiled,  kept  in  barrack  bag,  685.  '  •'!  ■''''""-' 

(See  Uniform,  p.  415.) 

Complaints  by,  93.  '■''''■  ■''^•' 

Contracts  for  supplies  purchased  from,  666,  667, 

Contract  surgeons,  respect  and  obedience  from,  672. 

Debts  to —  y  i 

Company  fund,  767,  772-774.  •"-»' 

Merchants,  correspondence,  1334. 
Post  exchange,  774,  1089.  •^■*^*'  •' 

Dental  work  for,  material  to  be  used,  675.  i"m  .'<•»?,;;        .    ..„,„.,, ,,a^.{ 

Discharge.    (See  Discharge,  p.  291.)  -4  »9<4)    .Htqphia'ji 

Diseases,  prevention,  685-687.  :^5»«<ilop:H[ 

Hair,  685.  •-'-'^i  .^».lJ  i&ile 'jniD 

Instruction.    (See  Instruction,  p.  335.)  •.>ttn^iti(|lup:i 

Kej'sof  storerooms  or  chests,  1193.  :  uQ 

Laundry  charges,  credits,  etc.,  940-942.  nil 

Loaning—  {) 

Company  funds  to,  776.  ^  ' 

Money  at  usurious  rates  of  interest,  1277. 

Lodgings.    (See  Quarters,  p.  380.) 

Marriage,  permission,  1414. 

Married,  share  of  company  fund,  758. 

Medals  of  honor  awarded,  names  of,  547. 

National  airs,  respect  during  playing,  863,  864. 

Orderlies,  selection,  809. 

Pass,  inspection  of  dress  of,  1563. 

Pay- 
Rates  of,  1399.  1 
Stoppage  of,  to  reimburse  company  or  post-exchange  funds,  etc.,  735.  '^ 

Prisoners.    (See  Prisoners,  p.  370.)  1 

Private  property.    (See  Private  Property,  p.  370.)  H 

Public  property—  -  •  noiyj-.tqml 

Accountability  and  responsibility  of,  1188, 1189.       '«  viaiHt-t  A  Ji'jio'i 
Issues  by,  superintendence,  1192. 
Lost  or  damaged  by  neglect  or  fault  of,  1208. 
Telescope  cases,  1226. 

Pimishment—  ji 

By  company  commander  without  trial,  1278.  M 

Limits  of,  1277.  O 

Quarters.    (See  Quarters,  p.  380.) 


898  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Enlisted  Men— Continued. 
Salute,  by,  to— 

Flag,  862,  864,  865. 
Veterinarians,  1573. 
Sanitation,  685. 
Servants  to  officers,  1142, 1443. 
Shoes.    (SeeShoes,  p.  398.). 
Signal  Corps.    (See  Signal  Corps,  p.  399.) 
Staff  departments,  extra  duty  detail  and  pay,  994. 
"Star-Spangled  Banner,"  resi)ect  during  playing,  862-864. 
Subsistence  stores,  sales  on  monthly  payment,  1476. 
Supplies,  purchase  from,  prohibited,  210. 
Transfer.    (See  Transfer,  p.  412.) 
Uniform.    (See  Uniform,  p.  415.) 
Enlisted  Strength : 

Additional  sergeants,  485. 
Bands,  475. 
Companies,  484. 

Detachments.    (See  Detachments,  p.  289.) 
Machine-gun  platoons,  488. 
Regiments,  483. 

Staff  departments,  483.  < 

Enlistments.    (See  Recruiting  Stations,  p.  386.) 
Envelopes.    (See  Penalty  Envelopes,  p.  362.) 
Equipage: 

Care  after  ase,  1521. 
Equipments: 

Bakery,  462-466, 1037. 

Band,  ordnance,  insi)ection  for  condemnation,  330. 
Barrack  regulations,  453. 
Care  and  preservation,  450,  451. 
Company  repair  kit  (ordnance),  454. 
Cooking  equipment.    (See  Cooking  equipment,  p.  283. ) 
Dressing  or  polishing  material  for,  450. 
Engineer- 
Commands  to  be  kept  supplied  with,  at  all  times,  438. 
For  organizations  and  posts,  432-438. 
Engineer  companies- 
Issued  by  Engineer  Department,  432. 
Test  at  drill,  etc.,  901. 
Field  Artillery,  gun,  pack,  and  fire  control,  429,  430.  ^^^i  ^^  ^y, 

Field,  issued  by  Quartermastei;',s,  i;^eBar,t)went,  456. 
Fitting  of,  to  the  men,  452.  ( 

Hospitals,  regimental,  442,  443.   ,    /.,,.,,,, 
Inspection- 
Coast  Artillery  as  infantry,  104. 
Prescribed  for,  by  organization  commander,  56. 
Superior  commander  or  staff  officer,  77. 
Inspectors  general,  duties  relative  to.  8. 
Kitchen  car,  467. 
Marking,  427,  428,  448,  449,  473. 
Old  pattern,  serviceable,  criticisms,  100. 


INDEX. 

[  Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.  ] 

Equipments— Continued . 

Personal  and  horse — 

Insi)ection  for  condemnation,  327-330  333. 

Repair  in  organizations,  330. 

Sale  of,  may  be  recommended  by  inspectors,  330,  note. 

Polo,  inspection  for  condemnation,  330. 

Remarking,  449. 

Repairs,  facilities  for,  454. 

Serviceable,  not  to  be  condemned  because  unsightly  or  old  pattern,  328. 

Signal  Corps,  field  company,  409. 

Signal  outfits,  visual,  471,  472. 

(See  Arms  and  Equipments,  p.  250.) 

(See  Horse  Equipments,  p.  314.) 
Equitation: 

Garrison  training,  894. 

See  Riding,  p.  393. 
Erasures: 

Checks,  to  be  certified  to,  149. 
Escort  of  the  Colors: 

How  conducted,  G38. 
Estlmatinj?  Distances: 

Inspection  of  post,  79. 
Examination.     (See  Boards  of  Officers,  p.  263.) 
Exchanges: 

Company,  prohibited,  765. 

(See  Post  Exchange,  p.  367.) 
Executive  Departments: 

Subsistence  stores  sold  to,  prices,  1477, 
Expenditures: 

Economy  in  public,  67,  1064. 

Orders  involving,  of  money,  1057. 

Public  property- 
Expendable  lists,  559,  1238,  1239,  1244,  1247,  1260,  1274,  1463,  1464. 
In  the  military  service,  1211. 
Expert  Accountant: 

Civilian,  to  audit  accounts  post  exchange,  1081. 

Inspector  General's  Department,  5. 
Explosives: 

Care,  storage,  inspection,  352. 

Company  or  regimental  property,  packing,  1228. 

Information  relative  to  high,  352. 

Instructions  relative  to,  to  be  hung  in  magazines,  352. 
Expositions: 

Attendance  of  troops  at,  policy  of  the  War  Department,  499. 
Extra  and  Special  Duty  Men: 

Drills- 
Attendance,  89. 
Coast  Artillery,  who  may  be  excused,  913. 

Enlisted  men  of  the  staff  departments,  994. 

Grooms  for  officers'  private  horses,  1142-1144. 

Guard  duty,  804. 

Inspections,  attendance,  87-89. 

Noncommissioned  officers,  detail  on  extra  duty,  995. 


*W^'  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 
Extra  and  Special  Duty  Men— Continued. 
"Other  duties,"  attendance,  89. 
Post  noncommissioned  staff,  994. 
Extracts  from  Reports  of  Inspections: 

Favorable  or  unfavorable  mention  of  olficers— 
Channels,  122. 
Who  may  furnish,  121-123. 
Extra  Duty  Pay: 
Company  fund- 
Cooks,  762. 
Gardener,  760. 
Pool  table  attendant,  760. 
Room  or  lavatory  orderly,  761. 
Coolis,  bakers,  etc.,  receiving  foreign-service  pay,  736. 
Enlisted  men  of  the  staff  departments,  994. 
Post  noncommissioned  staff,  994. 
School  teacher,  884. 
Facsimiles: 

Use  of,  instead  of  pen  signatures,  prohibited,  1321. 
Fairs: 

Attendance  of  troops  at,  policy  of  War  Department,  499. 
Famiiics: 

Appointment  of  members  of,  to  crvli-service  iwsitions,  654. 
Definition  of  "family,"  654. 
Transportation  on  Army  transports,  536-538. 
Farriers: 

Disrating  prior  to  discharge,  1007.  /  f 

Field  veterinary,  equipment  for,  1576. 
Inspection,  efficiency  of  graduates  of  training  school,  79. 
Instruction  of  noncommissioned  officers  as,  878. 
Service  school  for,  877(/). 
Fat: 

Savings,  subsistence  property,  on  transports,  1241. 
Fatigue  Duty: 

By  organizations  or  subdivisions  thereof,  800. 
Field  Artillery  details  for  post,  8a3. 
Feeding: 

Public  animals,  1175. 
Female  .Nurse  Corps.    (See  Army  Nurse  Corps,  p.  254.) 
Fetlocks: 

Trimming  of,  public  animals,  1176,  1177. 
Field  Artillery: 

Arms  and  equipments.     (See  Arms  and  Equipments,  p.  250.) 
Bands,  horses  for  mountain,  1157. 
Batteries,  old  and  new  designations,  495. 

Board,  appointment  second  lieutenant  from  civil  life,  597.  ^ 51 

Compasses,  issued  to  personnel  for  inspections,  drills,  etc.,  431. 
Engineering  outfits  for,  437. 
Enlisted  strength,  483,  484. 
Equipment- 
Fire-control,  430. 

Gun  and  carriage,  429.  ' 

Gun  and  pack  outfit  for  mountain,  429. 
Large  parts  of,  inspection  for  condemnation,  331. 


INDEX.  301 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Field  Artillery— Continued. 

Fatigue  duty,  post,  803. 

Field  glasses,  issued  to  personnel  for  inspections,  drills,  etc.,  431. 

Guard  duty,  post,  803. 

Gunners,  board  examination  and  classification,  G19. 

Guns  and  carriages.    (See  Guns  and  Carriages,  p.  311.) 

Headquarters  detachment,  481. 

Horses,  allowance  for,  in  time  of  peace,  1150. 

Inspection,  instruction,  81, 101-103. 

Instruction  orders,  906,  907. 

Mares  not  to  be  purchased  for,  1158. 

Moimted  orderlies,  482. 

Officers,  instruction  in  indoor  firing  practice,  907. 

Organization,  474.  .  ,,^.j 

Reconnaissance  instruments  for,  437. 

Records  of  artillery  firing,  1374. 

Riding  tests  at  inspections,  81. 

School  of  fire  for,  877(fc). 

Sergeants,  additional,  to  provide  for  militia  details,  485. 

Telephones,  instruction  in  making  ordinary  field  repairs,  151.5. 

Watches,  issued  to  personnel  for  inspections,  drills,  etc.,  431. 
Field  ArtiUery  Board: 

Composition  and  duties,  586. 
Field  Bakeries.    (See  Bakeries,  p.  259.) 
Field  Glasses: 

Condition  of,  in  use  and  store,  96. 

Field  artillery  personnel,  for  inspections,  drills,  etc.,  431. 

Fortifications,  supplied  by  Signals  Corps,  723(6). 

High  power,  for  machine-gun  platoons.  400. 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  343. 

Marking,  473. 

Sale  to  officers  by  Signal  Corps,  375. 

Visual  signal  outfit — 
Issue,  471. 

Not  for  personal  use  of  officers,  376. 
Field  Hospitals: 

Arms  and  equipments,  440. 

Instruction,  922. 

Organization,  474. 

Records,  1382. 
Field  Notes: 

Of  marches,  1357. 
Field  Officers: 

Horse  equipments,  issue  to,  pending  adoption  of  new  design,  381. 

Inspections- 
Physical  fitness  to  perform  field  duties,  82. 
Riding  tests,  81. 

Mounts,  private,  owning,  1129,  1130. 

Physical  examinations  and  tests- 
Annual,  to  determine  fitness  for  active  operations,  1028-1035. 
Private  mounts,  use  in  taking  riding  tests,  1035.  ..."    ,  , '  , 

Promotion  of  captains  of  the  line  to,  1027.  . " 

Side  arms  will  not  be  worn  while  taking  test,  1034. 
Staff  officers,  1032, 1033. 
"Words  "field  officers"  defined,  82. 


302  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Field  Ranges.    (See  Coolcing  Equipment,  p.  283.) 
Field  Service: 

Commands,  readiness  as  to  equipment  for,  1070. 
Inspection,  condition  of  troops  for,  79. 
Field  Training.    (See  Instruction,  p.  335.) 
Final  Statements: 

Castling  of,  with  company  funds,  777. 
Purchase  of,  by  officers  or  clerics,  209. 
Typewriter  not  to  be  used  in  preparing,  1326. 
Fire  Commander: 

Drills  at  inspection,  105.  '  ^ '  •  "" 

Fire  Control: 

Field  Artillery  equipment,  430.  '  •'■''''^  '*'"• 

Fortifications- 
Provisional  system,  693. 
Standard  system,  692. 
(See  Fire-Con trol  Installations,  below.) 
Fire-Control  Installations: 
Fortifications- 
Care,  etc.,  responsibility  of  battery  commander,  715. 
Changes  in,  704.  ..... 

Designated  "provisional"  and  "standard,"  691. 

Equipment,  type  1909—  ,^  I 

Provided  at  posts,  692.  .  ,  j 

Staff  departments  which  furnish,  692. 
Inspection  and  test  of  Signal  Corps,  65,  1513. 
Provisional  system,  establishment  and  equipment,  693. 
Record  of  history  and  operations,  1390. 
Repairs,  etc.,  of  breakdowns,  703. 
Repair,  upkeep,  etc.,  by  troops,  716. 
Signal  Corps,  65,  698-700. 

Supplied  by—  ;     ' 

Engineer  Department,  723(a).  ,•»    » »        ,  l 

Ordnance  Department,  723(c). 
Quartermaster's  Department,  723(d). 
Signals  Corps,  723(6). 
System,  type  1903, 692. 

Tests,  701.  ...      »,     ;;r. 

Transfer,  710.  '  ,.,j'l 

Flre-Control  Instruments: 

Ordnance  Department,  repair,  840. 
Flre-Control  Stations: 

Abbreviations  and  conventional  signs,  1337. 

Electric  lighting,  69.5.  .   '     ,   ■     . 

Furniture,  supplied  by  Quartermaster's  Department,  723(d),  724. 

Heating  apparatus,  723(d). 

Keys,  responsibility,  etc.,  709. 

Repair,  upkeep,  etc.,  by  troops,  716. 

Shutters  or  screens  for  windows,  etc.,  702. 
Fire  Drill: 

Chemical  fire  extinguishers,  discharge,  and  recharge,  1 155. 
Fire  Extlnj^ulshers: 

Chemical,  distribution,  recharge,  etc.,  1155. 


INDEX.  303 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 
Fireman: 

Coast  Artillery  Corps- 
Addressed  verbally,  how,  984. 
Arms  and  equipments,  384. 

Position  at  review  and  inspection,  991.  '  |^' 

Turning  out  in  heavy  marching  order,  991.  '  ^ 

Fires:  ^<'"  "J^ 

Boards  on  boats  or  buildings  damaged  or  destroyed  by,  625,  633. 
Protection  against,  1152-1155. 
Stables,  prohibited,  1153. 
Firing: 

Range  and  field  practice,  894, 895. 
Firing  Circuits: 

Gun-carriages,  equipment  for,  723(c).  '"'"  •'^'"'*^'' 

Firing  Mechanisms: 

Seacoast  guns,  care,  836 .  .  lo  1 1 1  o  i  ■.  j 

Firing  Pins: 

Machine-gun,  inspection  for  condemnation,  334.  '^^  .iioh" 

Firing  Signals :  '  '0^««>  ^^  ' 

Fortifications,  supplied  by  Signal  Corps,  723(6). 
First  Aid:  ' 

Instruction—  ' 

Company,  919. 
Garrison  training,  894. 
To  company  officers  by  surgeons,  920,  921. 
First  Aid  Packets: 

Information  and  instructions  relative  to,  447,  448. 
Pouch  how  marked,  448. 
First  Field  Army:. 

District  designated,  492. 

Organization  for  instruction  and  mobilization,  492. 
Fiscal  Year: 

Expenditure  in  excess  of  appropriations,  etc.,  221. 
Pa5rment  pressing  obligations,  183. 
Proceeds  of  sales  available  for  disbursement- 
Medical  supplies,  177.  '} 
Ordnance  property ,  1 78 .                                                                           '^ 
Quartermaster's  stores,  171.                                                                     ^ 
Subsistence  supplies,  176.                                                                       ''^ 
Regulations  governing,  181                                                                          "''^ 
Flag:                                                                                                                        '^ 
Ceremonies  on  lowering  at  retreat,  862,  864. 
Display  at  fort  during  action,  862. 
National  cemeteries,  display,  966. 
Proficiency  in  signaling  with,  927. 
Recruiting  stations,  1405,  1406. 
Salutes  to— 

By  officers  and  men,  862,  864,  865. 
National  or  regimental,  passing,  865. 
(See  Colors,  p.  278;  Guidons,  p.  311;  and  Standards,  p.  403.) 
Flagstaffs:  ..,  .r.tiiiqyyi 

Painting,  at  national  cemeteries,  974,  o\»VnmiH 


304  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Flour:  ,r>5 

For  paste  in  target  practice,  allowance,  1483. 
Food: 

Inspection  of  meals  by  recruiting  officers,  1408. 

Standard  required  on  purchase  of,  69. 

Supplies  purchased  from  hospital  fund,  sale  to  Hospital  CorpSj  7&4.      ; 
Food  and  Drugs  Act:  "  :«>»fi'il 

Purchases  to  conform  to  the  standard  required  by,  69.       _  ,  v  ,yf  ^q  zb^p.o':I 

Sales  of  condemned  supplies  subject  to,  252,  309,  312. 
Forage: 

Officers'  private  mounts,  81,  1133. 1138-1140.  ,  , 

Stoppage  of,  in  case  of  unsatisfactory  private  mounts  at  inspections,  81. 

Verification,  quarterly,  1220.  ,jq 

Veterinarian's  mounts ,  1572 .  ,  fWnTqtupa  ,  r 

Forfeiture:  .^,!.  ,,,{4 

Pay,  to  reimburse  company  or  post  exchange  funds,  etc.,  73J. 
Forks:  ^H 

How  carried,  396. 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  330.  : ,  y^ 

Form: 

Receipt,  cash  payments,  190. 

Report  of  inspection  of  a  garrisoned  post.  111,  pp.  235-241. 

Statement  of  irregularities  and  deficiencies,  inspection,  Ulp^pp.  j^j^r/?^^ 

(See  Blanlc  Forms,  p.  263.)  -^  V' i..  ! '  >1; ' 

Fortification  Property: 

Inspection  for  condemnation  by  engineer  officers,  319.  ij  ^ 

Surveying  officer  on,  1489. 
Fortifications:  H^.M^iwi 

Base  lines,  694. 

Battle  commanders'  stations,  cupboards  or  closets,  696. 

Batteries  and  stations- 
Equipment,  care,  and  responsibility  of  battery  commanders,  715. 
Inspection  after  turning  over,  697. 
Keys,  responsibility,  etc.,  709. 
(See  Stations,  p.  404.) 

Boards.    (See  Boards  of  Officers,  p.  263.)  i 

Boilers,  inspection,  705. 

Cable,  digging  near  electrical,  at  fortifications,  707. 

Concealment  of  defenses,  etc.,  720,  721. 

Electric  lighting  and  power  circuits,  danger  in  installing,  7<)f>. 

Electric  plants- 
Central,  suppUes  for,  723(a)  and(d). 
Installation  of  lighting  or  power  circuits,  aan^i^r,  706. 
Post  lighting,  712. 

Supplies  and  repairs.  Quartermaster's  Department,  723(i;J. 
Transfer,  change,  increase  of  load,  etc.,  710,  711. 

Emplacements- 
Care,  etc.,  responsibility  of  battery  commander,  715. 
Doors  and  windows  during  service  practice,  719. 
Inspection  after  turning  over,  ()97. 
Keys,  responsibility,  etc.,  709. 
Repairs,  upkeep,  etc.,  by  troops,  716. 
Stencils  for  marking,  723(c).  !!<*ti«ll  *a  ,a= 


INDEX.  808 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Fortifications— Continued. 

Fire-control  installations — 

Care,  etc.,  responsibility  of  battery  commander,  715, 
Changes  in,  704. 

Designated  "provisional"  and  "standard,"  691. 

Equipment,  type,  190&—  .wutui'^iy , .  / 

Provided  at  posts,  692. 
Staff  departments  which  furnish,  692. 
Inspection  and  test  of  Signal  Corps,  C5,  lolS.  )  ;.  S 

Provisional  system,  establishment  and  equipment,  693. 
Record  of  history  and  operations,  1390.  '. ;  ,ri 

Repairs,  etc.,  of  breakdowns,  703.  ) 

Repair,  uplceep,  etc.,  by  troops,  716.  i  n.i 

Signal  Corps,  65,  698-700.  '   'i 

Supplied  by- 
Engineer  Department,  723(a). 
Ordnance  Department,  723(c). 
Quartermaster's  Department,  723(d!). 
Signal  Corps,  723(6). 
System,  type  1909, 692. 
Tests,  701. 
Transfer,  710. 

Fire-control  stations- 
Abbreviations  and  conventional  signs,  1337.    ,,,,  ,     ,.,    ...„...„, 
Electric  lighting  of ,  695.  :|.,i,'« 

Furniture,  723  (d),  724.  ifx  y^t^qano  itt^aod  ,lo  ••>*«•-' 

Heating  apparatus,  723  (d).  ■<&!  .xfiotier/p  ,aotteyRiTj/ 

Repair,upkeep,etc.,by  troops,  710.  '  %(tt>ii*^t»ml 

Shutters  or  screens  for  windows,  etc. ,  702. 

Information,  giving  out,  722. 

Inspection  of  batteries,  emplacements,  etc., after  turning  over  to  Coast  Artillery, 
697. 

Keys  of  emplacements,  stations,  etc.,  709. 

Mining  casemates,  inspection  after  turning  over,  697. 

Mortar  pits,  lettering,  708. 

Paintuig  for  concealment  of,  721. 

Penalty  for  trespassing  on,  etc.,  1281.  ,;;;:M 

Photographic  views,  etc. ,  722. 

Repairs,  etc.— 

Battery  commander's  responsibility,  715. 

Coast  Artillery  troops  to  make,  716. 

District  artillery  engineer,  713. 

District  engineer  officer,  714. 

Engineer  Department,  what  made  by,  723  (a). 

Engineer  work  or  material,  714. 

Post  artillery  engineer,  713. 

Signal  Corps  structures,  700. 

Searchlights- 
Structures,  shutters  or  screens  for  windows,  etc.,  702. 

Sewer  connections,  etc.,  723  (o). 

Subposts,  care  of  property,  717. 

12969°— 12 20 


306  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Fortlflcations— Continued. 

Supplies  furnished  by  the  various  staff  corps  for,  723. 
Transfer  of  installations,  etc. ,  710. 
Trees,  planting,  for  concealment  of,  721. 
Uplceep,  labor  to  be  furnished  by  Coast  Artillery  troops,  716. 
Views,  taking  of,  prohibited,  722. 
Visitors,  722. 

Water,  apparatus,  fixtures,  and  connections,  723  (a),  (d). 
Fort  McDowell,  Cal.: 

Seaooast  batteries,  etc.,  attached  to  recruit  depot,  1435. 
Fort  Record  Book: 

Coast  Artillery  fort,  1360. 
Fort  Slocum,  N.  Y.: 

Seaooast  batteries,  etc.,  attached  to  recruit  depot,  1435. 
Fowls: 

National  cemeteries,  iceeping,  981. 
Transports,  sWpment  on  troop,  518. 
Fractions  of  a  Cent: 
How  treated— 

Subsistence  stores  sold,  1479.  r. 

Vouchers,  193. 
Friction  Devices: 

Seacoast  carriages,  adjustment,  838. 
Friction  Primers.    (See  Primers,  p.  370.) 
Fuel: 

Sale  of,  benefit  company  fund ,  770. 
Verification,  quarterly,  1220. 
Fumig:ation: 

Transports,  524. 
Funds: 

Bakery,  company,  mess,  and  regimental- 
Bakery— 

Distribution,  method  of,  795. 
Empty  flour  sacks  and  barrels,  sale,  737. 
Expenditures,  796-798. 
Troops  transiently  at  post,  794. 
Band,  Coast  Artillery  Corps- 
Expenditures— 

Printing  roster  of  troops,  744. 
I'urchase  of  printing  press  and  type,  744. 
Receipts  from  outside  engagements,  741. 
Regulations,  general,  742. 
Bands,  Volunteer,  how  accounted  for,  745. 
Barrels,  sale  for  benefit,  737. 
Company- 
Account  kept  by  company  commander,  778.  i 
Custodian  may  cash  final  statements,  777.  ' 
Debts  due  by  enlisted  men,  767,  772-774. 
Disbursed,  how,  740, 
^Expenditures— 

Aprons  for  cooks,  754.  ■ ' ' 

Blank  passes,  749. 


INDEX.  307 

(  Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Funds— Continued. 

Balcery,  company,  mess,  and  regimental — Continued. 
Company— Continued . 

Expenditures— Continued . 
Bull's-eye  score  books,  752. 
Chairs,  heavy,  lounging,  753. 
Clothing  lists,  749. 
Cooks,  extra  pay,  7G2. 
Cows  and  hogs,  771. 
Enamel  ware,  751. 
Gardener,  extra  pay,  760. 
General  purposes,  746-749. 

Khaki  trousers  in  lieu  of  white  suits  for  cooks,  755. 
"Lard  compound,"  757. 
Married  men  messing  separately,  758. 
Mess  of  detached  soldiers,  763. 
Moss-Dalton  company  records,  759, 
Policy  of  War  Department,  749. 
Tool- table  attendant,  extra  pay,  760. 
Prizes  to  rifle  competitors,  75C. 

Ration  and  savings  account  receipts,  for  food  only,  764. 
Room  orderly  or  lavatory  orderly,  extra  pay,  701. 
Rubber  stamps,  749. 
Score  cards,  749. 
Seeds,  garden,  750. 
Tables,  card  and  writing,  753. 
Typewriters  and  their  repairs,  748. 
Final  statements  may  be  cashed  with,  777. 
Inspections,  740,  778. 
Loaning— 

On  interest,  732. 
To  enlisted  men,  776. 
To  regimental  fund,  775. 
Receipts  from— 

Barber  shops,  766. 
Billiard  and  pool  tables,  766. 
Company  exchanges,  etc.,  765. 
Fuel  and  mineral  oil,  770. 
Laundries  for  which  company  is  agent,  768. 
Post  exchanges,  less  debts  of  defaulters,  774. 
Reimbursement  for  rations  lost  or  destroyed,  769. 
Soldiers'  barber,  billiard,  and  pool  debts,  charge  on  pay  rolls,  767. 
Stoppages  on  pay  rolls,  for  reimbursement,  limit,  773. 
Councils  of  administration,  738. 
Custodians'  absence,  procedure,  731. 
Depositing  in  banks,  731. 

Expenditure  for  articles  obtainable  from  supply  departments,  733,  734. 
Extra  pay  to  cooks,  bakers,  etc.,  on  foreign  service,  736. 
Hospital- 
Account,  783. 
Audit  by  chief  surgeon,  790,  791,  793. 


308  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Funds — Continued . 

Bakery,  company,  mess,  and  regimental— Continued. 
Hospital— Continued . 
Expenditures- 
Cows,  785. 
Gardener,  786. 
Gratuities  to  cooks,  787. 
Ice,  788. 

Instructions  of  Surgeon  General,  783. 
Liquors,  789. 
Purposes,  783. 
Food  supplies  purchased  from,  sale  to  Hospital  Corps  men,  784. 
Inspection  by- 
Commanding  officer,  scope,  etc.,  793. 
Inspectors  general,  740,  791. 
Ration  allowance  for  Navy  and  Marine  Corps  sick  on  transports,  535. 
Receipts,  gross  amount  to  be  taken  up,  782. 
Regarded  as  company  fund,  779. 
Regulations,  general,  780. 
Sources  from  which  derived,  781. 
Transfer,  792. 
Vouchers,  790,  791,  793. 
Inspections  and  examinations,  740,  778,  791,  793. 
Loaning  at  interest,  732. 
Loss,  procedure,  739. 
Projects,  730. 

Purchase  of  articles  obtainable  from  supply  departments,  733,  734. 
Regimental- 
Borrowing  from  company,  775. 
Expenditure  for  tyi)ewriter,  743. 
Receipts  from  outside  engagements  of  band,  741. 
Regulations,  general,  729. 
Reimbursement  by  stoppage  of  pay,  735. 
Sacks,  empty  flour,  sale  for  benefit  of,  737. 
Taking  away  from  iK)st,  731. 
Detachment,  regarded  as  a  company  fund,  779. 
Post  commander's  examination  of  accounts,  1050. 
Post  Exchange.    (See  Post  Exchange,  p.  367.) 
Received  from  privileges  or  facilities  granted,  disposition,  170. 
"Slu.sh,"  for  benefit  of  post  or  command,  unauthorized,  170. 
(See  Public  Moneys,  p.  372.) 
Famitnre: 

Fire-control  stations- 
Allowance  for  position-finding  stations,  724. 
Supplied  by  Quartermaster's  Department,  723(d),  724. 
Mahogany,  care  of,  1286. 
Officers'  quarters,  1286. 
Camhiinc: 

Disbursing  officers,  207. 
On  Army  transports,  47,  530. 
GameH: 

Paraphernalia  for  outdoor,  1090. 


INDEX.  309 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Gardener: 

Extra  paj'^— 

Company  fund,  760. 
Hospital  fund,  786. 
Gardens: 

Manure  for,  949. 

Vegetable,  at  national  cemeteries,  982. 
Girrlson  Schools  for  Officers: 
Attendance- 
Militia,  887. 
Signal  Corps,  881. 
Regulations,  etc.,  879,  880. 
Special  course,  880. 
Textbooks,  889,  890,  893. 
Garrison  Training;.     (See  Instruction,  p.  335.) 
Gas: 

Changes  or  extensions  of  systems,  1578. 
G»s-Check  Pads: 

Guns,  adjustment,  829. 
Inspection  for  condemnation,  332. 
General  Hospitals: 

Claims,  soliciting  at,  658. 
Inspection- 
Assignment,  135. 

By  whom,  and  how  often  made,  41,  68. 
Reports  of,  addressing  and  forwarding,  68,  118, 119. 
Reports  of  remedial  action  on  defects,  etc.,  124, 128. 
General  Mess: 

Cooks  and  attendants,  inspection,  muster,  post  duties,  etc.,  88. 
General  Noncommissioned  Staff.    (See  Noncommissioned  OfHcers,  p.  352.) 
General  Officers: 

Annual  physical  examination,  excused,  1031. 
Post  commander- 
Delegation  of  certain  duties  to  subordinates,  59, 1053. 
Staff,  1456. 
General  Prisoners.    (See  Prisoners,  p.  370.) 
General  Staff  Corps: 

Address  and  designation  in  correspondence,  1322. 
Board,  filling  vacancies  below  brigadier  general,  602. 
Chief  of  Coast  Artillery,  member  of,  474. 
Chief  of  Staff.    (See  Chief  of  Staff,  p.  272. ) 
Detail  in,  duties,  etc.,  799. 
Inspections- 
Educational  institutions,  by,  52. 
Special,  by,  40. 
Investigations- 
Special,  by,  40. 
Laws  and  regulations  relative  to,  799. 
Organization,  474. 

Second  Division,  War  Department- 
Chief  of,  has  charge  of  publications,  1181. 
Library,  loans  from,  to  officers,  1182. 
Signature,  oflicial,  of  members,  1322. 


310  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Gifts.    (See  Presents,  p.  370.)  m  :» 

Glassware.     (See  Tableware,  p.  409.) 

Gloves: 

Odd  articles,  how  disposed  of,  298. 
Grain  Sacks.    (See  Sacks,  p.  394.)  yn^hfii 

Graves.    (See  National  Cemeteries,  p.  351.) 
Grooms: 

Enlisted  men—  ,u  A 

Extra  and  special  duty,  1143,  1144. 
Not  servants,  1142. 
Officers'  private  horses,  1142-1144. 
Ground  Bone: 

Accumulations  at  depots,  etc.,  how  disposed  of,  1198,  1199. 
Grounds: 

Repairs,  Coast  Artillery  posts,  by  Quartermaster's  Department,  723  (d).        nr; .* 
Guam:  i,Bi» 

Transportation  on  Army  transports  of  passengers  and  merchandise  for,  536,  637. 
Guard  Duty:  -i  i 

Army  transports,  status  of  Navy  and  Marine  Corps,  956. 

Arsenals,  officer  of  the  day,  806. 

By  organizations  or  subdivisions  thereof,  800. 

Coast  Artillery  posts,  801,  802. 

Commander  of  guard,  visits  to  sentinels,  807. 

Extra  and  special  duty  men,  804.  .C-KJ  . ' 

Field  Artillery  details  for  post,  803.  lo  f;<\\  ],ii 

Garrison  training,  894. 

Inspection  of  guard,  800. 

Musician,  detail,  800.  ■*»«->;> 

Officer  of  the  day —  > 

Detail,  504,  800.  > 

Visits  to  guard  and  sentinels,  805,  806. 

Officer  of  the  guard- 
Detail,  800,808. 
Supernumerary,  808. 
Visits  to  sentinels,  807. 

Sentences  imposing  tours  of,  810.  i»fl'>;) 

Sentinels—  .(!•»;> 

Docks,  duties,  812. 

Sentry  posts,  reduction  of  number,  804. 

Signal  Corps  detachments,  811. 

Strength  of  post  guard,  804. 

Tours,  frequency  ])y  privates,  804. 
Guardhouses: 

Bunks  for  prisoners,  1122. 

Property  used  for  police  purposes,  etc.,  1235. 

Visits  by  post  commander  and  surgeon,  59. 
Guard  Mounting: 

Coast  Artillery  posts,  802. 

Orderlies,  selection  at,  809. 

When  organizations  are  detailed  for  guard,  800. 
Guard  Report: 

Instructions  to  inspectors  relative  to,  97. 

List  of  guard  and  police  property  not  to  be  carried  on,  1235. 


INDEX.  311 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Guidons: 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  299,  300. 
Silken,  action  of  surveying  officer,  300,  1496. 
Gun  Commanders: 

Ck)ast  Artillery  Corps,  number  rated,  49G. 
Gunners: 

Badges,  560. 

Boards,  examination  and  classification- 
Coast  Artillery  Corps,  618. 
Field  Artillery,  619. 
(See  Master  Gunners,  p.  346.) 
Gun  Pointers: 

Coast  Artillery  Corps,  number  rated,  496. 
Guns  and  Carrlasres: 
Field  Artillery- 
Alterations,  repair,  and  inspection  by  Ordnance  Department,  72,  73,  842, 
Distribution  of  load,  3-inch  carriage,  814. 
Kind  and  equipment,  429,  430,  813. 
Firing- 
Blank  ammunition,  guns  to  be  used,  815. 
Obturating  friction  primers,  831. 
Precautions,  and  responsibility  for  safety,  825. 
Richochets,  seacoast,  danger  zones,  826. 
Gas-check  pads,  adjustment,  829. 
Inspection  for  condemnation,  325,  334. 
Inventory  and  inspection  reports- 
Approval,  279  (c). 
Preparation,  325. 
Issue  of  condemned  or  obsolete,  to  Soldiers'  Homes,  1272. 
Machine- 
Firing  precautions,  817. 

Guns  and  gun  equipment  for  machine-gun  platoons,  400,  816. 
Inspection  for  condemnation- 
Barrels,  334. 
Carriages,  325. 
Firing  pins,  334. 
Graduation  strips,  334. 
Guns,  325. 
Nozzles,  334. 
Issued  to  Coast  Artillery,  where  stored,  857. 
Obsolete  parts,  replaced,  disposition,  1266. 
Oil,  instructions  as  to  use,  839. 

Alterations,  methods  for  making,  840. 

Ammunition  service  apparatus,  care,  843.  ■  «* 

Assembling  and  mounting,  818. 

Barbette,  splashing  or  painting  for  concealment,  851.  '.^ 

Batteries  "in  service,"  "out  of  commission,"  etc.,  defined,  8.32. 

Breech  and  muzzle  covers,  use,  822.  ,  *> 

Breechblocks,  opening  at  certain  elevations,  837. 

Breech-loading,  10-inch  and  12-inch— 

Elevating  and  depressing  while  breechblock  is  open,  837.  ii 

Opening  ])reechblock,  elevation,  837. 


iU  INDEX. 

f  Numbers  rofer  to  paragraphs  wlien  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Gnns  and  Carriages— Continued. 
Seacoast— (Continued . 

Care  by  troops,  833,  852,  855. 
Clinometers  and  rests  for  guns,  723(c). 
Concealment  by  splashing,  851. 
Counterweights,  prevention  of  theft,  854. 
Electric  circuits  used  on  carriages,  827. 

Elevating  and  depressing,  how  often,  834.  r.(>i.{ 

Elevation  scales,  computations  for,  828. 
Firing  circuits,  723  (c). 
Firing  mechanisms,  care,  836. 
Friction  devices,  adjustment,  838. 
Inspection- 
Closed  season,  106,  820. 
Pitting,  92. 

Upon  turning  over,  rules,  821. 
Lighting,  723  (c). 
Mortars- 
Azimuth,  dcAace  to  correct  errors,  910.  > 
Cleaning  and  painting,  848-850. 
Elevation- 
Maximum  firing,  823. 
When  not  in  use,  822. 
Motors  attached  to,  supply  and  installation,  723Cc). 
Numbering  at  fixed  batteries,  819. 
Painting  and  removal  of  old  paint,  845-847,  850,  851. 
Painting  of  visible  armament  at  fortifications,  721. 
Paulins  for  winter  protection  of,  853. 

Penthouses,  852.  ;  . ,  ^ 

Position  as  to  elevation  when  not  in  use,  822. 
Proof  firing  before  use  by  Coast  Artillery,  824. 
Recoil  cylinders,  directions  for  care  and  cleaning,  835. 
Repairs- 
Method  for  making,  840. 
Ordnance  Department  makes,  723(c). 
Safety  attachment,  rapid-fire  guns,  adjustment,  830. 
Splashing  or  painting  for  concealment,  851. 
Stencils  for  marking,  723(c).  ' 

Subposts,  care,  855. 

Transfer  of,  permanently  emplaced,  856. 

Traversing  of  carriages,  how  often,  834.  ' 

Tripping,  how  often,  834.  i <> 

Spare  parts,  inspection  for  condemnation,  325. 
Gnn  Slinks: 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  330.  iiJjimn  vA  fjiodim 

OntterH: 

Fortifications,  repair,  723(a). 
Oymnasinm: 

Post  exchange,  1090. 
Gymnastics: 

Instruction  in,  894,  930. 
Manuals  for  drills  and  exercises,  933. 
Hair: 

Enlisted  men,  how  kept,  685. 


INDEX.  9ii' 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Halter  Chain: 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  330. 
Halter  HeadstaU: 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  330. 
Harness: 

Artillery,  dressing  or  polishing  material  for,  450.  ^ 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  old  black  leather,  artillery,  331. 
Hat  Cords: 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  Philippines  Division ,  297. 
Hats: 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  Philippines  Division,  297. 

Service,  issue  to  recruits,  1430.  '  '*"    '  '  '  ""'  ''•' 

See  Uniform,  p.  415.  — rr*iiJi  v ) 

■Hauling:  '   -.innnt,  '.,.,!,;-( 

Forage  for  mounted  organizations,  facilities  for,  1534. 
Haversack  Ration.    (See  Rations,  p.  381.) 
Haversacks: 

How  carried,  396. 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  330,  333. 

Re-marking,  449. 
Hawaii: 

Department  of,  staff,  1456. 
Hawaiian  Government: 

Transportation  on  Army  transports  for  members  and  employees,  etc.,  536. 
Headquarters: 

Inspection  of  business  methods  of  divisions  and  departments,  42. 

Records,  methods  of  keeping  at  administrative,  1318. 
Headstones.    (See  National  Cemeteries,  p.  361.) 
Heating: 

Apparatus,  fire-control  stations,  723(d). 

Plants- 
Care  of  steam,  1581. 
Changes  or  extensions  in,  1578. 
Heliograph: 

Proficiency  in  signaling,  927. 
Historical  Record: 

Organizations  and  staff  departments,  1376. 
Hogs: 

Troop,  limited  to  eight,  771. 
Hoists: 

Ammunition,  instructions  for  operation  of,  108. 

Powder,  instructions  for  maintenance  of  10-inch  and  12-inch,  844. 
Holidays: 

For  per  diem  employees,  861. 

Legal,  falling  on  Sunday,  859,  860. 

Legal,  of  the  Federal  Government,  list,  858. 

Monthly  payments  when  last  day  of  month  falls  on,  200. 
Holster: 

Revolver,  inspection  for  condemnation,  330. 
Honors  to  the  Flag: 

National  or  regimental  color  or  standard  passing,  865. 

Posts  and  stations,  862,  864. 
Horse  Covers: 

Inspection  for  condemnation.  330. 


$14  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Horse  Kqulpmpnts: 

Bits  for  iiorses  of  Field  Artillery,  416. 

Blanket,  saddle,  care,  419.  sfuH 

Bridoon,  method  of  holding  and  adjusting  reins,  415.  • 

Dressing  and  polishing  material,  450,  451.  .  ^f^u 

Enlisted  men,  384,  416,  445,  446. 

Field  Artillery,  384,  416. 

Hospital  Corps,  445,  446.  ,  ii 

Inspection  for  condemnation- 


Enlisted  men,  328,  330. 


•licH 


Officers  below  grade  of  major,  329,  330.  ,  >^  fr4>}viArr!»rtI 

Sale  of,  may  be  recommended,  330,  note. 
Officers- 
Bridle,  double,  holding  and  adjusting  reins,  415.  ,; 
Infantry  captains,  for  riding,  904. 

Issue  to—  ,  r  ,j  14 

Dismounted  officers  temi)orarily  on  mounted  duty,  383.  ,  ,j| 

Field  officers,  pending  adoption  of  new  design,  381. 
Included  in  term  "  personal  baggage,"  566. 
Majors  of  Philippine  Scouts,  382. 

Mounted  officers  below  grade  of  major,  379,  381.  'i  nH 

List  of,  to  be  in  possession  of  mounted,  369. 

Saddlecloth,  dark  blue,  disposition,  380.  "kM 

Survey  of,  issued  to  mounted,  1497. 
To  be  kept  thoroughly  neat  and  serviceable,  370. 
Saddle- 
How  packed,  articles  carried,  etc.,  417. 

Packing  at  signal  "  To  horse,"  418.  •'*" 

Sale  on  inventory  and  inspection  reports,  330,  note.  " '  ^' 

Veterinarians  of  Cavalry  and  Field  Artillery,  1572. 
Horsemanship: 

Encouragement  in  cultivation  of,  904. 

Inspection  exercises,  81.  ^ 

Tests—  '!  ''' 

Annual.    (See  Physical  Examinations  and  Tests  of  Officers,  p.  303.)  , 

Captains  of  the  line  for  promotion,  1027. 
Horses:  .  ix 

Allowance- 
Enlisted  men  of  the  Cavalry,  Field  Artillery,  and  Infantry  in  time  of  peace, 

1156. 
For  troops  in  the  field,  1160. 
Assignment  to  riders  or  drivers,  1 1 70.  : , ,  >  H 

Branding,  1169, 
Care  and  treatment,  1175. 
Cavalry—  '       *^'! 

Allowance—  't'MtthrAo 

Enlisted  men  in  time  of  peace,  1166.  - « <>  H 

For  a  troop,  1169. 

For  the  field,  1160.  '"'** 

Sale  or  turning  in,  281. 
Condemnation  of  vicious,  unsuitable,  etc.,  282,  283. 
Condemned,  transfer  to  bureau  of  science,  Philippine  Islands,  1 180. 


INDEX.  315 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

H  orses— Continued . 
Destruction  of,  by  - 

Commanding  officer,  1179. 

Insi)ector,  on  inventory  and  inspection  report,  281. 
Die  of  sickness,  how  dropped,  1179. 
Draft  purposes,  use  limited,  1172. 
Feeding  three  times  a  day,  1175. 
Field  Artillery- 
Allowance,  1156,  1160. 
Bands,  mountain,  1157. 
Mares  not  to  be  purchased  for,  1158. 

Sale  or  turning  in,  281,  'i '  vci  D'Huitfj^yii 

Hospital  Corps,  mounted  men,  446, 1164.  ..^,.ff..,r»T 

Infantry- 
Allowance  for  enlisted  men  of,  1156, 1163. 
Captains  for  riding,  904. 
Inspection  for  condemnation,  280-283. 
Inventory  and  inspection  reports,  259,  279-283. 

Killed  to  prevent  contagion  or  terminate  suffering,  how  dropped,  1179. 
Mallein  treatment,  1178. 

Manes,  tails,  and  fetlocks,  alterations,  etc.,  1176, 1177. 
Name  over  stall,  1171. 

Officers  on  duty  with  the  militia,  status  as  to  mounts,  1128. 
Officers'  private  mounts- 
Artillery  district  staff,  1130. 
Attendant,  transportation,  1137. 
Field  officers  owning  private,  1129, 1130. 
Forage 

Keeping  of  three  horses  on  allowance  for  two,  1140. 
Polo  pony,  1138. 
Regulations,  1133. 
Stoppage  of,  case  of  unsuitable,  81. 
Young  horse,  not  a  suitable  mount,  1139. 
For  which  additional  pay  is  drawn- 
Inspection  and  test  by  post  commander,  1069. 
Law,  1131. 

Types,  suitable  mount,  1069, 1132. 
Unsuitable,  1069. 
Grooms,  1142-1144. 

Inspectors  to  rigidly  examine,  as  to  suitability,  81. 
Limit  as  to  number  an  officer  should  have,  1141. 
Mallein  treatment,  1178. 

Purchase  from  officers  by  Quartermaster's  Department,  board,  624. 
Restrictions  in  selling  those  purchased  from  the  Quartermaster's  Depart- 
ment, 1136. 
Riding  tests,  use  of,  1035. 

Sale  to,  and  purchase  from,  Quartermaster's  Department,  1136. 
Salt  and  vinegar,  1134. 
Shoeing,  1133. 

Speculation  and  personal  gain  in,  1141. 
Stabling,  1133. 
Stallion  is  a  suitable  mount,  1132. 


316  INDEX. 

LNuiiil>ers  rofer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Horses— Continued. 

Officers'  private  mounts— Continued. 

Suitable  mount  (charger),  described,  1069. 
Transportation  and  attendant,  1137. 
Use  of  Government  facilities  in  speculation  on,  1141. 
Veterinary  treatment  and  medicines,  1133. 
What  officers  are  required  to  be  mounted,  1128. 

Public— 
Use- 

For  pleasure  as  driving,  etc.,  1162. 
Officers  on  duty  with  the  militia,  1128. 
Regulated  by  department  commander,  1161. 

Purchase- 
Breeding  purposes,  1165, 
Gray  or  white,  prohibited,  1166. 
Mounted  service,  1165. 
Open  market,  1165, 1168. 

Remounts  from  remount  depots,  supply  and  training,  1167. 

Retired  officers  on  active  duty,  status  as  to  mounts,  1438. 

Sale  or  turning  in  of  troop  or  battery,  1174. 

Signal  Corps  companies,  sale  or  turning  in,  281. 

Swimming,  895,  929. 

Training- 
Garrison  instruction,  894.  ..' 
Received  from  remount  depots,  903, 1167. 

Transfer  from  one  branch  to  another,  1173. 

Veterinarians'  mounts,  1572. 

Watering  three  times  a  day,  1175. 

(See  Public  Animals,  p.  372.) 
Horseshoers: 

Disrating  prior  to  discharge,  1007. 

Emergency  equipment  for,  1576. 

Instruction  of  noncommissioned  officers  as,  878. 

Service  schools  for,  877  (/). 

Hose:  ,.   t.:',>   !v,tr 

Care  of  garden  and  fire,  1234. 
Hospital  Corps:  .,„  ,.  .,ij, 

Arms  and  equipments,  384,  444. 
Ceremonies,  attendance,  86. 
Cook,  acting,  authorized,  474. 
Equipments,  marking,  428. 
Hospital  Corps  knife  to  be  worn  at  Inspection,  444. 
Inspection,  86. 
Instruction,  923. 
Mounted  men— 

Authorized,  474. 

Horse  equipments,  445,  446. 

Horses,  446, 1164. 
Muster,  86. 

Noncommissioned  officers  belong  to  General  Noncommissioned  Staff,  986. 
Organization,  474. 

Sale  to,  of  food  supplies  purchased  from  hospital  fund,  784. 
Sergeants,  appointment,  board,  620. 
Uniform,  white,  for  duty  in  wards,  etc.,  1562 


INDEX.  317 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.  J 

llospitai  Corps  Knife: 

Destruction  of,  on  inventory  and  inspection  report,  337. 
To  be  worn  at  insi)ection  under  arms,  444. 
Hospital  Fund.    (See  Funds,  p.  306.) 
Hospital  Matrons:  t'* 

Rations,  1308. 
Hospitals: 

Field.    (See  Field  Hospitals,  p.  301.) 
General.    (See  General  Hospitals,  p.  309.) 
Hospital  Fund.    (See  Funds,  p.  306.) 
Ice  for,  866,  867,  875. 
Laundries,  945. 
Records  of  military,  1382. 

Regimental.    (See  Regimental  Hospitals,  p.  388.) 
Transports,  use  by  well  passengers,  517. 

Veterinary—  >,-  ,      ,  <  r- 

Supplies  and  equipment,  1576. 
Where  authorized,  1577. 
Visits  by  pr  st  commander  and  surgeon,  59. 
Hours  of  Labor: 
Regulations,  641. 
(See  Eight-Hour  Law,  p.  294.) 
Housewives: 
Field  kit,  384. 

Increase  or  decrease  of  allowance  by  division  commander,  1483. 
Huutiuii: 

Large  game- 
Sale  of  ammunition  for,  361. 
To  be  encouraged,  361. 
Shotguns  for,  404. 
Hydrometers: 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  279(d),  315, 342.  iliub  bn«  it 

Hygiene: 

Personal,  685,  686, 894. 
(See  Sanitation,  p.  396.) 
Hygrometers: 

Fortification  magazines,  furnished  by  Ordnance  Department,  723(c). 
Ice: 

Allowance,  issue,  etc.— 

By  Quartermaster's  Department,  866, 867 ,  874. 
By  Subsistence  Department,  870-S74. 
Hospitals,  866, 867, 875. 
Increase  or  decrease,  866, 871, 1483. 
PliiUppine  scouts  and  their  stations,  873. 
Preference  case  reduction,  867. 
Subsistence  stores,  preservation,  866, 867, 870, 873 
Cutting  and  storing  at  posts,  872. 
Hospital  fund ,  use  for  purchase  of,  788. 
Sale  of  surplus- 
Competition  with  private  enterprise,  869. 
Proceeds,  172. 
Rates  of  charge,  868. 
Ice  Machines: 

Breakdowns  in,  874. 

Changes,  extensions,  repairs,  etc. ,  of  plants,  876. 


318  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Ice  Machines— Continued. 

Economy  in  operating,  1065. 

Post  commander,  personal  attention  to  management,  1065. 
Identification  Records: 

Of  enlisted  men,  1384. 
Identification  Ta^s: 

Issue,  and  how  and  by  whom  worn,  410. 
Immorality: 

Prevention,  especially  in  the  Tropics,  687. 
"In  Commission:" 

Term  defined  as  to  seacoast  batteries,  832. 
Indelible  Pencil: 

Records,  use  of,  1327. 
Indian  Sconts: 

Authorized,  474. 

Enlisted  strength,  483. 
Individuals: 

Injustice  to,  24. 
Infantry: 

Board,  appointment  second  lieutenant  from  civil  life,  597. 

Enlisted  strength,  483,  484. 

Equipment,  pack,  new,  395. 

Headquarters  detachment,  481. 

Horses,  riding,  for  enlisted  men  of,  1156, 1163. 

Instruction.    (See  Instruction,  p.  335.) 

Mounted  scouts,  481. 

Officers,  mounted,  riding  tests  at  inspections,  81.        ;i;;ii<;;  n; 

Organization,  474. 

Sergeants,  additional,  to  provide  for  militia  details,  485. 
Infantry  Hoard: 

Composition  and  duties,  587. 
Information: 

Athletic  competitions,  931. 

Furnishing— 

By  persons  in  the  military  service,  1331. 
Coast  defenses,  what  may  be  given  otit,  722. 
National  defense  secrets,  penalty,  1279. 
To  Congress,  652, 1332. 
Injuries: 

Civilian  employees,  compensation  for,  656. 
InltB: 

Colored,  use  in  records  and  correspondence,  1325. 
"In  Service:" 

Term,  defined,  as  to  seacoast  batteries,  832. 
InslG:nIa: 

Issued  by  Ordnance  Department,  how  dropped ,  559. 
Inspection  of  a  Depot: 

Assignment,  135. 

By  whom  and  how  often  made,  41,  68. 

Importance  of,  110. 

Normal  conditions  desired  in  making,  34, 110. 

Notification  of,  to- 
Commanding  officer,  110. 
Quartermaster  General,  36. 


INDEX.  319 

{Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Inspection  of  a  Depot— Continued. 

Scope,  subjects,  etc.,  68, 110. 

Supplies,  purchase,  and  distribution  of,  110  (g). 
Inspection  of  a  Garrisoned  Post:  U  ,;;'jii;l{iL  ,1,; ..  x>i*JO 

Ambulance,  90.  -ai'mWO 

Artillery  inspection  of  a  Coast  Artillery  post,  75.  '  

Attendants  of  general  mess,  where  insi)ected,  88. 

Bakers- 
Chief,  where  inspected,  87. 
Graduates  of  service  schools,  79. 

Bayonet  exercise  to  be  tested,  80. 

Blacksmiths,  graduates  of  service  schools,  79. 

Boats,  Coast  Artillery,  109. 

Business  methods,  98. 

Chaplains,  where  inspected,  85. 

Clothing  accounts,  94.  ;'l 

Coast  Artillery—  M 

As  infantry,  104. 

Boats,  109.  <•  , 

Drill- 
Fire,  mine,  and  superior  commanders,  105. 
Primers  and  lanyards,  107. 
Emplacement  book,  108. 
Guns— 

During  closed  season,  106. 
Pitting,  92. 
Test  in  service  of  defense  materiel,  105. 

Complaints,  92,  93. 

Cooks- 
Graduates  of  service  schools,  79. 
Inspected  where,  88. 

Correspondence- 
Battalion  and  squadron  commanders  as  channels,  99. 
Unnecessary,  98. 

Desertions,  84. 

Equipment,  criticisms  of  old  pattern  ser\iceable,  100. 

Estimating  distances,  79. 

Bxercises  and  problems,  79. 

Extra  and  special  duty  men,  87-89. 

Farriers,  graduates  of  training  school,  79.  ' 

Field  ArtUlery—  ' '' 

Field  glasses,  watches,  and  compasses,  431. 
Instruction,  101-103. 

Field  glasses,  96,  431. 

Field  service,  79.  / 

Guard  report,  97.  -^v-n! 

Hospital  Corps,  86. 

Instruction,  practical  and  theoretical,  79-81. 

Irregularities  and  deficiencies,  92.    (See  Irregularities  and  deficiencies,  p.  340.) 

Library,  91. 

Machine-gun  platoons,  79. 

Mobile  troops,  efficiency  test,  79. 

Morning  report,  97. 

Mounts,  officers',  81. 


320  INDEX. 

[ Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Inspection  of  a  Garrisoned  Post — Continued. 

Noncommissioned  officers,  79. 

Normal  conditions  desired,  34. 

Object  of,  defined,  112.  i  t  u;>  a  h,  «.„ ,'-,-„iHei 

Offlcersr-  m,n-MmUuitu/ 

Field,  physical  fitness,  82. 
Incapacitated,  83. 
Tests- 
Efficiency,  79. 
Riding,  81. 

Order  of  procedure  in  making,  75. 

Orders  and  regulations,  112. 

Orders,  field,  preparation  of,  79. 

Overcoats,  fur  and  blanket-lined,  care  of,  95. 

Pack  train,  79. 

Patrolling,  79. 

Problems,  79. 

Range  finders,  79. 

Recruits,  unfitness,  92. 

Reports- 
Form  of,  to  be  used  by  inspectors.  111,  pp.  235-241. 
Not  prescribed,  98. 

Separate,  by  inspectors  on  general  questions,  112.  r 

(See  Reports  of  inspection,  p.  389.)  » 

Review,  76. 

Riding  tests  for— 

Mounted  troops,  81. 
Officers,  81. 

Saddlers,  graduates  of  training  school,  79. 

Scouting,  79. 

Service  schools,  value  of,  to  be  observed,  79. 

Sketching,  79.  >/:,,  . 

Subjects  which  should  be  embraced  in ,  78.     od  ambuui-  .  i 

Supplies—  ' 

Criticisms  of  old  pattern,  serviceable,  100. 
Inferior  quality,  92. 

Supply  departments,  failure  to  meet  conditions,  92. 

Telephones,  96. 

Transportation,  79. 

Troops- 
How  conducted,  76. 
Tests  in  instruction,  bayonet  exercise  and  riding,  79-81. 

Uniform  and  equipment,  by  whom  prescribed,  77. 

Vouchers,  clothing,  94. 
Inspection  of  an  Arsenal: 

Assignment,  1.35. 

By  whom  and  how  often  made,  41 ,  68. 

Importance  of,  110. 

Normal  conditions  desired  in  making,  .34, 110. 

Notification  of,  to  commanding  officer,  110. 

Ordnance  detachment,  110  (c). 

Scope,  subjects,  etc.,  110. 

Supplies,  purchase  and  distribution  of,  110  (g). 


INDEX.  32t 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Inspection  of  Money  Accounts: 

Accounts  current.    (See  Accounts  Current,  p.  247.) 
Alaskan  cable  and  telegraph  lines,  132. 
Appropriations.    (See  Appropriations,  p.  250.) 
Assignment  of,  135. 
Authority  for— 

Board  of  road  commissioners  for  Alaska,  133. 

California  D6bris  Commission,  133. 

Commercial  business,  Alaskan  cable  and  telegraph  lines,  132. 

International  Commission  of  the  Congresses  of  Navigation,  133. 

Law,  131. 

Red  Cross,  audit,  346. 

Regulations,  134. 
Board  of  road  commissioners  for  Alaska,  133. 
Bonds,  disbursing  officers,  142(o). 
Business  methods,  137. 
California  D6bris  Commission,  133. 
Cashbooks— 

Examination,  etc.,  142(c),  (A),  (t). 

Paymasters,  138. 
Cash  on  hand,  verification,  141, 142(c). 
Certificates  of  deposit,  regulations,  164. 
Check  books— 

In  unused  safes,  139. 

Paymasters",  138, 163. 

Stubs- 
Examination  and  comparison,  142(d),  (e),  (g). 
Inspector's  notations  and  markings,  142(n),  (p). 

(See  Check  Books,  p.  270,  and  Check  Stubs,  p.  272.) 
Checks— 

In  unused  safes,  139. 

Last  check  drawn,  142(6),  (n). 

Outstanding  list,  etc.,  142,  241,  242. 

(See  Checks,  p.  271.) 
Closing  statements,  241. 

Contracts,  copies  of,  for  Department  of  the  Interior,  140. 
Conventional  signs  used  by  inspectors,  142(p). 
Depositaries,  23.5-240. 

Disbursements, necessity, economy,  and  propriety,  to  be  inquired  into,  131, 136,137. 
Disbursing  officers— 

Not  under  division  commanders- 
Assignment,  135. 
By  whom  made,  41. 

(See  Disbursing  Officers,  p.  289.) 
Formsfor,  142,242,  583. 

Frequency  of,  regulated  by  the  Secretary  of  War,  131, 134. 
Funds,  verification  of,  141, 142,  241,  242. 
Infractions,  136, 137. 
Inspectors- 
General  duties  of  inspectors  general,  8. 

Limited,  to  whom,  131. 
International  Commission  of  the  Congresses  of  Navigation,  133. 
Irregular  intervals,  134. 
Marking  check  stubs,  142(p). 
12969°— 12 21 


322  INDEX. 

I  Numbers  rofer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Inspection  of  Money  Accounts— Continued. 

Method  of  inspection,  142. 

Paymasters'  vouchers,  check  books,  cashbooks,  138. 
Pencils,  colored,  to  be  used  in  marking  stubs,  142(p). 
Precedence  over  other  inspections,  141. 
Proceeds  of  sales.    (See  Proceeds  of  Sales,  p.  371.) 
Records  of  disbursements,  how  kept,  137. 
Reports  of  inspections- 
Forwarding,  118, 119,  242. 
Irregularities,  where  noted  in,  137. 

(See  Reports  of  Inspection,  p.  389.)  i 

Safes,  unused,  to  be  opened,  139. 
Scope  of  inquiry,  8, 131, 136-140, 142. 
Statement  of  money  accotmtability,  142,  241 ,  242. 
"Slush"  funds,  170. 
Verification— 

Accountabihty,  how  determined,  142(0. 

Amount  of  checks  drawn  since  last  inspection,  how  determined,  142(j). 
Cash,  141, 142(c).  V  ■,       . 

Funds  on  deposit,  142(fc),  242.  , ,  .^.^  ^   . .  , 

Vouchers- 
Examination,  etc.,  142. 
Paymasters',  138. 

Preparation,  etc.     (See  Vouchers,  p.  418.) 
Inspection  of  Property  for  Condemnation: 
Animals,  257,  280,  281,  282,  283. 
Animals,  condemned,  branding  I.  C,  1169. 
Arrangement  of  property  for  inspection,  264. 
Authority  for  inspection- 
Army  Regulations,  254. 
Law,  243,  244. 
Law  construed  by- 
Attorney  General,  245,252. 
Comptroller,  249. 

Judge  Advocate  General,  245-248, 250,253. 
Authority  required  for  submission- 
Chief  Signal  Officer  of  the  Army- 
Electrical  apparatus,  expensive,  343. 
Field  glasses,  343. 
Telephones,  343. 

Telescopes,  343.  .  i : 

Chief  surgeon- 
Medical  books,  310. 
Medicmes,  310. 

Surgical  or  scientific  instruments  and  appliances,  310. 
Quartermaster  General- 
Typewriters,  305. 
Secretary  of  War- 
Ammunition  for  cannon,  325. 

Electrical  appliances  and  installations,  certai!i    n  ' ,  :^  12. 
Guns  and  carriages,  325. 
Mechanical  appliances  and  installations,  certain,  .315, 342. 


INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Inspection  of  Property  for  Condemnation— Continued. 

Books- 
Library,  91,  284. 
Manuals,  regulations,  etc.,  285. 
Soldier's  handbooks,  285. 

Buildings,  267(6),  note,  286,  287. 

Congress,  power  of,  243. 

Destruction  of  worthless  property- 
Animals,  281. 
Blankets,  295. 

Certificate  of  witnessing  officer,  275. 
Clothing,  uniform,  295,  297. 
Inspectors  to  cause,  275. 
Small  arms  prohibited,  267(d),  337. 

Engineer  property- 
Boats,  314. 

Electrical  and  mechanical  installations  and  appliances,  315.         s 
Electrical  machines,  316. 
Fortification  property,  319. 
Harbor  charts,  317. 

Reconnaissance,  surveying  and  drafting  instruments,  .322. 
River  and  harbor  property,  318-320. 

Examination  of  articles  presented,  264,  265,  266. 

Horses,  vicious,  unsuited,  etc.,  282,  283. 

Inspector  General's  Department,  duty  of,  256. 

Inspectors  authorized- 
Inspectors  general  and  acting  inspectors  general,  244,  254,  256. 
Special  inspectors- 
Appointed,  when  and  by  whom,  254,  255,  319. 
Fortification  and  river  and  harbor  property,  319. 
Necessity  for  their  appointment  to  be  minimized,  256. 
Selection  restricted,  ordnance  stores,  255. 

inspectors  general  to  make,  on  any  official  visit,  32. 

Medical  property- 
Medical  books,  310. 
Medical  journals,  311. 
Medicines,  252,  310,  312. 
Surgical  or  scientific  instruments  and  appliances,  310. 

National  cemetery,  290. 

Obsolete  property,  253. 

Ordnance  and  ordnance  stores- 
Ammunition  for  cannon,  325. 
Articles  to  be  sold,  law,  245. 
Band  equipments,  330. 
Belts,  330. 

Bits,  curb  and  watering,  330. 
Blanket  bag,  330. 
Blanket-bag  coat  strap,  330. 
Blanket-bag  shoulder  strap,  330. 
Blanket-roll  strap,  330. 
Blanket,  saddle,  330. 

Brass  rings,  buckles,  etc.,  on  articles  destroyed  or  broken  up,  324. 
Bridle,  330. 


324  INDEX. 

I  Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Inspection  of  Property  for  Condemnation— Continued.  :.  I 

Ordnance  and  ordnance  stores— Continued. 

Canteen,  327,  330. 

Canteen-haversack  strap,  330. 

Canteen  strap,  web,  330. 

Carriages,  gun,  325. 

Cartridge-belt  suspenders,  330. 

Cartridge  box,  McKeever,  330. 

Chief  of  Ordnance  can  not  make  regulations  for,  247. 

Cincha,  330. 

Cincha  strap,  330. 

Coat  strap  for  saddle,  330. 

Cups,  330. 

Currycomb,  330. 

Equipments- 
Field  artillery,  330,  331. 
Horse,  328-330,  331. 
Personal,  327,  328,  330,  333. 
Sale  of,  330,  note.  < 

Fork,  330. 

Gas-check  pads,  332. 

Guns,  325,  334. 

Gun  slings,  330. 

Halter  chain,  330. 

Halter  headstall,  330. 

Harness,  old  black  artillery,  331. 

Haversack,  330,  333. 

Holster,  revolver,  330.  ;' 

Horse  brush,  330. 

Horse  cover,  330. 

Issued  to  colleges,  341. 

Knapsack,  330. 

Lanyard,  revolver,  3.30. 

Lariat,  330. 

Lariat  strap,  330. 

Link,  330. 

Machine-gun  parts,  325,  334, 

Machine  guns,  325,  334. 

Meat  cans,  330. 

Nose  bags,  330. 

Picket  pin,  330. 

Polo  equipment,  330. 

Repairs,  335. 

Rifle,  method  of  testing,  338. 

Saber  attachment,  330. 

Saber  knot,  330. 

Saber  strap,  330. 

Saddle,  330. 

Saddlebag,  330. 

Saddlecloth,  330. 

Sand  glass,  336. 

Scabbards,  bayonet  and  rifle,  330. 


INDEX.  326 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Inspection  of  Property  for  Condemnation— Continued. 

Ordnance  and  ordnance  stores— Continued. 

Serviceable,  not  to  be  condemned  because  unsightly  or  old  pattern,  328,  339. 
Sliding  frog,  330. 
Small  arms,  335,  337-340. 
Spare  parts  for  seacoast  or  mobile  artillery,  326. 
Spoon,  330. 
Spur,  330. 
Spur  strap,  330. 
Stirrup,  hooded,  330. 
Stirrup  strap,  330. 
Surcingle,  330. 
Waist-belt  adapter,  330. 
Quartermaster's  property- 
Animals,  280-283. 
Band  instruments,  291. 
Bedsteads,  old  pattern,  292. 
Blankets,  295. 
Buildings,  286,  287. 
Clothing- 
Amount  of  damage,  293. 
Articles  to  be  destroyed,  295,  297. 

Issue  to  prisoners  and  to  soldiers  at  reduced  prices,  293,  295,  296. 
Obsolete,  295. 

Odd  articles,  as  shoes,  gloves,  etc.,  not  to  be  inspected,  298. 
Sale  at  auction,  295.  / 

Turning  in  to  depot,  295-297. 
White  summer,  recruiting  parties,  294. 
Colors- 
Service,  299. 

Silken,  not  to  be  inspected,  300. 
Guard  and  police  property,  1235. 
Guidons- 
Service,  299. 

Silken,  not  to  be  inspected,  300. 
Lamps,  301. 

Standards,  silken,  not  to  be  inspected,  300. 
Tableware- 
Agate  ware,  302. 
China  and  glassware- 
Posts,  unauthorized,  302. 
Transports,  mine  planters,  etc.,  authorized,  302. 
Silverware,  303. 
Trumpets  and  their  cords  and  tassels,  304. 
Tjrpewriters,  305. 
Window  shades,  306. 
Recommendations  by  inspector- 
General  regulations,  267. 
Great  care  to  be  exercised  in  making,  266. 
Regulations  for,  prescribed  by  whom,  244. 
Reinspection  of  condemned  property,  274. 
Responsible  officer  to  accompany  inspector,  264. 


326  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Inspection  of  Property  for  Condemnation— Continued.  -  a  ; 

Serviceable,  worn  or  shabby,  not  to  be  condemned,  273,  328,  339. 
Signal  property- 
Electrical  and  mechanical  installations  and  appliances,  342. 

Electrical  apparatus,  expensive,  343. 

Field  glasses,  343. 

Issued  to  colleges,  etc.,  345. 

Telephones,  343. 

Telescopes,  343. 

Typewriters,  344. 
Stores  inexpedient  to  transport,  249-251.  -: 

Submarine  mine  property,  288,  289. 
Subsistence  supplies- 
Ovens,  308. 

Stores,  252,  309. 

Surplus  stores,  248,  251. 
Survey  necessary  before,  when  and  when  not,  257,  262. 
Tours,  all  unserviceable  to  be  inspected  on,  256. 
Turning  in  to  depot,  memoranda  of  head  of  stafT  department  to  guide  inspectors, 

271. 
Unserviceable  property  to  be  presented  to  inspector  on  visit,  258. ' 
"Unsuitable "  stores,  definition  and  disposition,  248-251,  253. 
(See  Inventory  and  Insi)ection  Reports,  p.  338.) 
Inspections: 

Ambulances,  90,  1059. 

Ammunition,  by  company  commanders,  362. 

Armament  at  seacoast  posts,  by  Ordnance  Department  and  Signal  Corps,  64. 

Arms  and  equipments—  ''ut-ftt  ,iwi! 

By  commanding  officers,  371, 1070, 1071. 

Whole  equipment  may  be  required  for,  369. 
Army  transports.    (See  Army  Transports,  p.  255.) 
Arsenals  and  armories.    (See  Arsenals,  p.  266.) 
Artillery  district  commanders,  62. 
Artillery  district  ordnance  officer's,  62. 

Attendants,  general  me.ss,  88.  ^iieai  *{  oJ  joa  ,<< 

Baker,  chief,  87.  .m 

Band,  by  commander,  55,  56.  '  <>*  '«"  •"  • 

Beef  and  beef  cattle,  70,  71,  1575. 
Blankets,  officers  carrying,  for,  374.  ''- 

Boats,  Coast  Artillery,  49,  109,  1539. 
Boilers,  installed  at  fortifications,  705. 
Buildings— 

About  to  be  occupied,  allotted,  or  vacated,  61.  •  '''^'^ 

Annual,  60,  1061. 

New  construction,  1060. 
Business  methods- 
Correspondence  and  records,  98. 

Disbursing  officers,  136, 137. 

Division  and  department  headquarters,  42. 

Military  Academy,  41. 

Officers  of  the  Quartermaster's  Department,  31. 
Camps— 

By  inspectors  general,  how  often  made,  41. 


INDEX.  327 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Inspections— Continued. 

Chaplains,  85. 

Chiefs  of  squads,  of  their  men,  54. 

Command  and  its  equipment,  by  organization  commander,  56. 

Commands,  how  often  made  by  Inspector  General's  Department,  41. 

Construction,  new,  by  commanding  officer,  631. 

Cooks,  88. 

Dally,  by  company  and  detachment  commanders,  55. 

Department  commander's.    (See  Department  Commander,  p.  287.) 

Department  headquarters,  42. 

Depots.    (See  Inspection  of  a  Depot,  p.  318.) 

District  artillery  engineer,  62,  G5. 

District  engineer  officers,  coast  defenses,  63. 

Division  commander's.    (See  Division  Commander,  p.  292.) 

Division  headquarters,  42. 

Division  inspector  general  within  a  department,  20. 

Educational  institutions,  military  departments,  annual,  52. 

Emplacement  books,  108,  1361-1363. 

Emplacements,  etc.,  after  turning  over  to  Coast  Artillery,  697. 

Engineer  Department,  at  fortifications,  63. 

Equipment  for,  by  whom  prescribed,  56,  77. 

Explosives,  352. 

Extra  and  special  duty  men,  87-89. 

Field  chests,  medical  and  surgical,  1246. 

Field  ranges  Issued  to  organizations,  459. 

Fiscal  year  Is  Inspection  year,  41. 

Funds,  company  and  other  quasi-pubUc,  740,  778,  791,  793.  ,y, 

General  hospitals.    (See  General  Hospitals,  p.  309.)  i 

Graduates,  enlisted,  of  the  training  schools,  79. 

Guardhouse,  frequent  visits  by  post  commander  and  surgeon,  59. 

Guard,  when  organizations  are  detailed,  800. 

Guns  and  carriages,  seacoast,  after  turning  over,  821, 

Guns,  seacoast,  in  closed  season,  106,  820. 

Hospital  Corps,  8(;. 

Hospital,  frequent  visits  by  post  commander  and  surgeon,  59. 

Hospital  fund  accounts  by- 
Commanding  officer,  793. 
Inspector  general,  740,  791. 

Inspector  general  within  a  subordinate  officer's  command,  20. 

Itineraries  of  tours,  16,  20. 

Litters  and  appliances  for  transporting  wounded,  monthly,  1059. 

Meals,  by  recruiting  officers,  1408. 

Medical  of  troops  ordered  for  foreign  service,  525.  .  j;^ 

Mileage,  limited  for,  39. 

Military  Academy,  by  whom  and  liow  often  made,  41. 

Military  commands,  by  Inspectors  general,  how  often  made,  41. 

Military  convicts  In  United  States  penitentiary,  41. 

Militia,  Organized,  by  whom  and  how  often  made,  53. 

Mine  planters,  by  whom  and  how  often  made,  48,  49. 

Mining  casements  after  turning  over  to  Coast  Artillery,  697. 

Money  accounts.    (See  Inspection  of  Money  Accounts,  p.  321.) 

Monthly- 
Post  commander,  58,  1050. 
Regimental  commander,  57. 


328  INDEX. 

I  Numbors  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 
Inspections— Continued.  ,  j 

National  cemeteries.    (See  National  Cemeteries,  p.  351.) 
National  Home  for  Disabled  Volunteer  Soldiers,  51. 
Noncommissioned  staff- 
Positions  at,  991. 

Turning  out  in  heavy  marching  order,  991. 
Normal  conditions  desired  at,  34,  110. 
Notification  of  proposed,  34,  36,  110. 
Officers  of  staff  departments,  position  at,  1457. 
Orders  for— 

Copies,  to  whom  furnished  by  inspector,  16,  20. 
Economical  plan,  135. 
Mileage  involved,  35,  39,  40. 

Recruiting  stations,  auxiliary,  1407.  ' 

To  be  in  writing,  34. 

To  be  made  known  by  inspectors,  to  whom,  19. 
Ordnance  detachments,  110(c). 
Ordnance  materiel,  issued  to— 
Field  Artillery,  72,  73,  842. 
MiUtia— 

Coast  Artillery,  841. 
Field  Artillery,  842. 
Ordnance  officers',  of  seacoast  armament,  64. 
Posts,  garrisoned— 

How  often  made  by  Inspector  General's  Department,  41. 
(See  Inspection  of  a  Garrisoned  Post,  p.  319.) 
Powder,  smokeless,  355. 
Property  for  condemnation.    (See  Inspection  of  Property  for  Condemnation, 

p.  322.) 
Proving  ground,  by  whom  and  how  often  made,  41. 
Raw  material  used  by  contractors,  74,  662. 
Recruit  depots.    (See  Recniit  Depots,  p.  385.) 
Recruiting  stations.    (See  Recruiting  Stations,  p.  386.) 
Reports.    (See  Reports  of  Inspection,  p.  389.) 
Seacoast  batteries  at  recruit  depots,  1435. 
Service  schools,  by  whom  and  how  often  made,  41. 
Shoes,  wearing  of  uniform  at  dreiss  inspection,  li47. 
Signal  Corps- 
Equipment  at  fortifications,  64,  65. 
Offices  at  posts,  1008. 
Soldiers'  Home,  District  of  Columbia,  50. 
Special— 

By  General  Staff  Corps,  40. 
By  inspectors  general,  11,  39,  40. 
Involving  travel,  by  whom  made,  40. 
Of  posts  and  commands,  when  and  by  whom  made,  41. 
Status  of,  to  be  reported  upon  relief  of  a  diAision  inspector  general,  18. 
Sunday,  making  on,  38. 
Supplies  at  time  of  delivery,  69,  662. 
Telephones,  1613. 
Troops,  by— 

Artillery  district  commander,  62,  371. 
Chiefs  of  squads,  64. 


INDEX.  mi 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Inspections— Continued. 
Troops,  by— Continued. 

Company  and  detachment  commanders,  weekly,  56. 

Department  commander,  6C,  899, 1028. 

Division  commander,  67. 

Inspectors  general.    (See  Inspection  of  a  (Garrisoned  Post,  p.  319.) 

Medical  department,  for  foreign  service,  525.  q.  «f 

Post  commander,  monthly,  58, 1050. 

Regimental  commander,  monthly,  57. 
Ungarrisoned  posts,  how  often  and  under  whose  authority  made,  44. 
Uniform- 
By  commanding  officers,  1070. 

By  whom  prescribed  for,  56,  77. 

Of  enUsted  men  going  on  and  returning  from  pass,  1563. 
United  States  military  prison  and  branch,  by  whom  made,  scope,  etc.,  45,  68. 
Unserviceable  property  on  any  official  visit  of  inspector  general,  32. 
Weekly,  by  company  and  detachment  commanders,  56. 
Within  a  department  by  division  inspector  general,  20. 
Year,  41. 
Inspector  General  of  a  Division: 
Annual  report,  17,  365. 

Closing  statements  of  money  accountability,  duties,  241. 
"  In  charge  of  office,"  when  and  by  whom  used,  1323. 
Inspection  within  a  department,  20. 
Inspections— 

Not  under  the  division  commander,  assignment,  135. 

Status  of,  to  be  reported  by,  when,  18. 

To  initial  last  indorsement  on  reports,  130. 

(See  Inspectors  G eneral ,  p .  330. ) 
Inspector  General  of  the  Army: 
Annual  report,  367,  368. 
Appointment  of,  3. 
Communications  for  action  or  signature  of  Secretary  of  War,  instructions,  1351, 

1352. 
Correspondence — 

Direct,  1341. 

Through  staff  assistant,  1344. 

With  officers  on  duty  at  recruit  depots,  recruiting  statioiLs,  and  the  military 
prison,  1348. 
With  those  not  under  his  command  or  direction,  1344. 
Inspections- 
Assignment  of  those  not  under  division  commanders,  135. 

MiUtary  Academy,  41. 

Officers  to  make  certain,  to  be  recommended  by,  41. 

Service  schools,  41. 

Soldiers'  Home,  District  of  Columbia,  to  be  made  by,  50. 
Inventory  and  inspection  reports,  action  on,  279. 
Office  of,  defined,  6. 
Reports  of  inspections- 
Action  on,  118, 122. 

Extracts  from,  favorable  or  unfavorable  mention  of  officers,  122. 
Forwarded  directly  to,  118, 119. 
To  be  filed  in  office  of,  118. 


330  INDEX 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Inspector  General  of  the  Army— Continued. 
Reports  of  remedial  action,  inspections,  124. 

Soldiers'  Home,  District  of  Columbia,  annual  inspection,  scope,  report,  etc.,  50. 
Status  and  authority  as  chief  of  bureau,  6. 
Vacancy,  how  filled,  3. 
(See  Chiefs  of  Bureau,  p.  373.) 
Inspector  General's  Depart  meut: 

Acting  inspectors  general,  authorized,  4. 

Blank  forms  furnished  by,  583. 

Detail  of  line  officers  to,  3,  493. 

Expert  accountant,  5. 

Historical  record,  1376. 

Inspection  of  money  accounts  assigned— 

Board  of  road  commissioners  for  Alaska,  133. 
California  D6bris  Commission,  133. 

Commercial  business,  Alaskan  cable  and  telegraph  lines,  132. 
International  Commission  of  the  Congresses  of  Navigation,  133. 
Red  Cross,  audit,  346. 
Investigations,  duties,  and  powers  of,  26. 
Public  property,  unserviceable — 
Donating  through  action  of,  276. 

Inspection  of,  for  condemnation  is  one  of  the  legal  duties  of,  256. 
Organization,  1,  2,  474. 
Vacancies  in,  how  filled,  1,  3. 

(See  Inspector  General  of  a  Division,  p.  329;  Inspector  General  of  the  Army,  p.  329; 
and  Inspectors  General,  below.) 
Inspectors: 

Militia,  detail  of  line  officers  as,  963. 

Money  account  inspection,  restrictions  in  detailing,  131,  134. 
Purchase  by,  of  property  on  which  they  have  acted,  1203.  - '. 

Special,  for  condemnation  of  property- 
Appointments — 

Fortification  and  river  and  harbor  property,  319. 
Necessity  for,  to  be  minimized,  256. 
Ordnance  stores,  restriction  in  selection  of,  255. 
Authorized,  when  and  by  whom,  254,  255,  319. 
Uniform  for,  during  their  inspections,  1545. 
(See  Inspectors  General,  below.) 
Inspectors  General: 
Acting,  4. 

Annual  report,  17,  365,  368. 
Assistance,  facilities,  etc.,  in  inspecting,  29. 
Clerical  aid,  etc.,  in  inspecting,  29. 
Clerks,  28. 

Colonels,  number  reduced,  2. 

Depositaries  to  render  statements  of  disbursing  officers'  accounts  to,  237. 
Inspecting  on  Sunday,  38. 

Inspections  and  investigations,  special,  to  be  made  by,  11,  40. 
Messenger,  28.  iffeil 

Mileage  for,  39,  40. 
Number  of,  authorized,  1,  2. 
Personal  reports,  12-14, 16. 


INDEX.  331 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Inspectors  General— Continued. 
Special  duties  relative  to— 

Ammunition,  storage  in  company  storeroom  not  to  be  reported  as  a  defect, 
363. 

Annual  report  of  division,  17,  365. 

Arms  and  equipments,  8. 

Army  transports,  inspection,  48,  47. 

Arsenal  inspections- 
Normal  conditions  desired,  34. 
Questions,  sending  to  commanding  officer,  110. 
Scope,  subjects,  etc.,  110. 

Baker,  chief,  where  inspected,  87. 

Balances  on  deposit,  verification  of,  142,  242. 

Bayonet  exercises,  80. 

Bedsteads,  old  pattern,  condemnation,  292. 

Boats,  Coast  Artillery,  49,  109. 

Bonds,  disbursing  officers',  inspection  of  money  accounts,  142(o). 

Brass  rings,  buckles,  etc.,  on  condemned  ordnance  proi)erty,  324. 

Business  methods,  31,  42,  98,  136, 137. 

Cash,  verification  at  inspection,  141, 142(c). 

Chaplains,  85. 

Check  stubs,  notations  and  marking,  142(7i),  (p). 

Closing  statements,  lists  of  outstanding  checks  and  balances,  241. 

Clothing  accounts,  94. 

Clothing,  uniform,  condemnation,  293-298. 

Complaints,  92,  93, 1427. 

Conclusions,  own,  to  be  stated  in  reports,  92. 

Conduct  of  officers  and  troops,  8.  jvfji 

Contracts,  copies  of,  for  Department  of  the  Interior,  140. 

Correspondence- 
Battalion  and  squadron  commanders  as  channels,  99,  577. 
Direct,  with  Inspector  General  of  the  Army,  1341. 
Unnecessary,  98. 

Cost  price,  inventory  and  inspection  reports,  270. 

Depot  inspection- 
Normal  conditions  desired,  34.  ■.  ,rx 
Notification  to  Quartermaster  General  of  proposed,  36. 
Questions,  sending,  to  commanding  officer,  110. 
Scope,  subjects,  etc.,  110. 

Desertions,  84. 

Discipline,  8,  111. 

Division,  inspecting,  within  a  department,  20. 

Duties  of  inspectors- 
Requirements  for  efficient  discharge  of,  30. 
Sphere  of  inquiry,  7,  8. 
Study  of,  enjoined,  30. 

Efficiency  of  the  troops,  8,  79-81, 101-103, 104, 105,  111. 

Electrical  machines.  Engineer  property,  condemnation,  316. 

Emplacement  book,  108. 

Equipments- 
Field  Artillery,  large    arts,  condemnation,  331 
Old  pattern,  serviceable,  criticisms,  100. 


332  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

laspectors  General— Continued. 

Special  duties  relative  to— Continued. 

Equipments— Continued . 
Personal  and  horse- 
Condemnation,  328-330,  333. 
Sale  of,  may  be  recommended,  330,  note. 
Troops  for  inspection,  prescribed  by,  77. 

Expenditures  of  property  and  moneys,  8, 131, 136, 137. 

Field  glasses,  96. 

Field  officers'  physical  fitness,  82. 

Field  service,  readiness  of  troops  for,  79. 

Fires,  protection  against,  1152. 

Forms  5  and  5a,  I.  G.  Dept.,  use  and  disposition,  p.  236,  par.  11. 

Funds,  company,  post-exchange,  etc.,  inspection,  740. 

Guard  report,  97. 

Graduates  of  the  training  schools,  79. 

Guns- 
Inspection  during  closed  season,  106,  820. 
Pitting,  92. 

Harbor  charts,  condemnation,  317. 

Harness,  condemnation  of  black  artillery,  331. 

Haversacks,  condemnation,  333. 

Horses,  condemnation  for  viscioiisness,  etc.,  282,  283. 

Hospital  fiind  account,  inspection,  791. 

Injustice  to  organizations  or  individuals,  24. 

Inquiry,  sphere  of,  7. 

Inspections,  status  of,  to  be  reported,  when,  18 

Instruction- 
Coast  Artillery— 
As  infantry,  104. 

Drill  by  fire  and  mine  commanders,  105. 
Primers  and  lanyards,  107. 
Service  of  defense  materiel,  105. 
Field  Artillery,  79,  81, 101-103. 
Troops,  tests  in  instruction,  bayonet  exercises  and  riding,  79-81. 

Instructions  for  inspections,  to  whom  made  known,  19. 

Inventory  and  inspection  reports- 
Articles  inventoried,  but  not  inspected,  269. 
Authority  for  submission  of  certain  property  for  inspection,  260. 
Brass  rings,  buckles,  etc.,  324. 
"  Broken  up,"  use  of  serviceable  parts,  267(6),  note. 
Clothing,  293. 
Cost  price  not  given,  270. 

Metallic  parts,  old  black  leather  artillery  harness,  331. 
Turned  in  to  depot  for  purposes  other  than  repair,  268. 

Investigations- 
Accusations  against  an  officer,  25. 
Briefs  not  to  be  received ,  26. 
Complaints,  92,  93. 
Duties  and  powers,  26. 

Informal  conversation  or  comment  on  subjects  of,  23. 
Irregularities  and  deficiencies,  certain,  92. 
Oaths  to  witnesses,  26. 


INDEX.  333 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Inspectors  General— Continued. 

Si)ecial  duties  relative  to— Continued. 
Investigations— Continued. 
Reports,  26. 

Scope,  limits,  public  and  confidential,  26. 
Testimony,  furnishing  copies  of,  26. 
Irregularities  and  deficiencies — 

Defects  observed  by,  suggestions  for  correction,  9, 112. 
Investigation  and  report,  92, 112. 

Irregularities  to  be  reported  witli  strict  impartiality,  8,  22. 
Own  views  and  conclusions  required,  when,  92. 
Statements  of,  observed  at  inspection- 
Form,  111,  pp.  241-244. 

Furnishing  of,  to  commanding  officer,  124-127. 
Law,  regulations  or  orders  not  to  be  criticised,  112. 
Orders  or  regulations  upon  which  defects,  etc.,  are  based,  to  be  cited 

in,  116. 
Recommendations  to  be  included  in,  127. 
Trivial  matters,  how  treated,  126. 
Itineraries  for  tours,  16,  20. 
Lamps,  condemnation,  301. 
Law,  regulations,  or  orders,  criticisms,  112. 
Library  books,  91. 

Machine-gun  parts,  condemnation,  334. 
Machine-gun  platoons,  79. 
Medical  journals,  disposition  of,  old,  311. 
Medical  property,  worthless,  not  to  be  turned  in  to  depots,  313. 
Medicines,  recommendations  for  sale,  312. 
,x  Mobile  troops,  efficiency  tests,  79. 

Money  accounts- 
Closing  statements,  241. 
In  general,  8. 
Inspection,  131, 134-142. 
Method  of  inspection,  142. 
Paymasters',  138. 

Precedence  over  other  inspections,  141. 
Morning  report,  97. 

Mounted  troops,  test  in  riding  at  inspections,  81. 
Mounts,  rigid  examination  of  officers',  at  inspection,  81. 
National  cemeteries,  superintendents,  978. 
Normal  conditions,  desired  at  inspections,  34,  110. 
Observation,  general,  within  command,  8.  ,  -, 

Officers—  ../) 

Conduct  and  efficiency,  8,  79. 
Field,  physical  fitness,  82. 
Incapacitated,  83. 

Mounted,  riding  test  at  inspection,  81. 
Orders- 
Giving  of,  by,  21. 
Inspections- 
Copies  of,  to  whom  furnished  by,  IC,  20. 
Economical  plan,  135. 
Mileage  involved,  35,  39,  40. 


384  JWDBX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 
Inspectors  General— Continued. 

Special  duties  relative  to— Continued.       - 1  ^ i :>  > 

Orders— Continued.  .boutv  ' 

Inspections— Continued . 

Recruiting  stations,  auxiliary,  1407. 
To  be  made  known  to  commanders,  etc.,  19. 
Written,  to  be  given,  34. 
Investigations,  16,  35,  39,  40. 
Ordnance  detachments,  inspection,  110(c). 
Ordnance  property,  excess  and  surplus,  33. 
.  Ovens,  condemnation,  308. 

Overcoats,  fur  and  blanket  lined,  care  of,  95. 
Personal  reports,  12-14,  IG. 

Post  inspection.    (See  Inspection  of  a  Garrisoned  Post,  p.  319.) 
Problems  or  exercises  to  test  efficiency  of  the  troops,  79-81. 
Public  money- 
Expenditure,  8,  131,  136,  137. 
Public  property- 
Condition,  8. 
Expenditure,  8. 

Serviceable,  condemnation  of  worn,  shabby,  or  old  pattern,  273,  328,  339. 
Unserviceable- 
Destruction  of  worthless,  275. 
Examination  for  condemnation,  264-266. 
Inspection  of— 

All,  to  be  made  during  tours,  256. 
On  any  official  visit,  32. 
Reinspection  of  condemned,  274. 

Turning  in  to  depot,  memoranda  of  head  of  staff  department  to 
guide,  271. 
Purchase  by,  of  property  on  which  they  have  acted,  1203. 
Quartermaster  General  to  be  notified  by,  of  proposed  inspection  of  depot,  36. 
Range  findmg,  79. 

Reconnaissance,  drafting,  and  surveying  instruments,  condemnation,  322. 
Recruiting  stations,  inspection,  117, 1406, 1407. 
Recruits,  vmfitness,  92, 1427. 
Reporting  in  person,  15. 

Reports  not  prescribed,  98.  '* 

Reports  of  inspections- 
Addressing  and  forwarding,  68, 118-120,  p.  237. 
Buildings,  designation  and  number  to  be  given,  114. 
Commendatory  extracts  from,  not  to  be  furnished  by,  123. 
Conclusions—  ' ' 

Instructions  relative  to,  92,  111,  112, 117. 
Own  views  and,  required,  when^  92. 
Criticisms  of  old  pattern,  serviceable  equipment,  100. 
Drills  and  exercises  held,  to  be  stated  in.  Ill,  113. 
Extraneous  subjects  not  to  be  included  in,  112. 
Form  of,  for  garrisoned  post.  111,  pp.  235-241. 
Initialing  last  indorsement  on,  by  division  inspector  general,  130. 
Irregularities  and  deficiencies  of  last  inspection,  unremedied.  111. 
Law,  regulations  or  orders,  criticisms,  112. 


INDEX,  335 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Inspectors  General— Continued.  '''"'•* 

Special  duties  relative  to— Continued. 
Rejwrts  of  inspections— Continued. 

Officers  commended,  names  to  be  given  in,  115. 
Own  views  and  conclusions  required,  when,  92. 
Recommendations,  111,  112,  p.  236. 
Recruiting  stations,  117. 
Separate  reports  on  general  questions,  112. 
Reports,  verbal,  upon  returning  from  tours,  37. 

Review,  received  by,  635.  : 

Safes,  unused,  to  be  opened  by,  139. 
Sand  glasses,  ordnance  property,  condemnation,  336. 
Services  of,  to  be  offered  on  any  official  visit,  32. 
Signal  Corps  officers,  test  in  riding  at  inspections,  81. 
Small  arms- 
Condemnation  ,  337 . 
Destruction  of,  prohibited,  337. 
Removal  of  oil  from,  for  inspection,  prohibited,  426. 
Test  as  to  serviceability  of  rifle,  338. 
Sphere  of  inquiry  ,7. 
Supplies- 
Inferior  quality,  92. 
In  general,  8. 

Old  pattern,  serviceable,  criticisms,  100. 
Subsistence  sales  list,  27. 
Supply  departments  failing  to  meet  conditions,  92. 
Tableware,  condemnation,  302-303. 
Telephones,  96. 

Transportation,  pack  and  wagon,  79. 
Troops- 
Instruction,  8,  79-81, 101-103, 104, 105, 107. 
Tests  in  instruction,  bayonet  exercise  and  riding,  79-81. 
Uniform  for  troops  at  inspection,  prescribed  by,  77. 
Views,  own  to  be  stated  in  reports,  92. 
Visits  to  posts,  to  offer  services  on  any  official,  32. 
Vouchers,  clothing,  94. 
Window  shades,  condemnation,  300. 
Status  when  assigned  to  a  command  and  when  not  so  assigned,  10, 
Sunday  inspection  by,  38. 
Uniform  for,  during  their  inspections,  1545. 
Inspector's  Pocket  Kit: 

Fortification  equipment  suppUed  by  Signal  Corps,  723(6). 
Installations: 

Fortifications- 
Changes  by  battery  commanders,  715. 
Electrical  and  mechanical — 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  315,  342. 
Inventory  and  inspection  reports,  279(d),  315. 
(See  Fire-control  Installations,  p.  302.) 
Instruction : 

Department  commander's  duties  in  connection  with,  66,  899,  902, 1028. 
Division  commander's  duties  as  to  troops,  67. 


336  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

I  nstr  action— Continued . 
Militia— 

By  noncommissioned  officers  of  the  Regulars,  1010. 
Coast  defense  exercises,  joint  Army  and,  962. 
Enlisted  men  of  the  Regulars  for  detail  with  the,  883. 
To  be  facihtated,  961. 
Noncommissioned  officers  to  be  carefully  instructed,  998. 
Officers  entering  Corps  of  Engineers,  scheme,  900. 
Post  commander's  duties  relative  to,  1050-1052. 
Practical- 
Ambulance  companies,  922. 
Athletics  and  gymnastics,  930,  931. 
Battalion  commanders  to  have  full  control,  when,  896. 
Bayonet,  importance,  test  at  inspection,  etc.,  80. 
Cavalry- 
Garrison  and  field  training,  894-899,  902-905, 917-919,  925, 927-930, 934, 935. 

Tests  of,  by  inspector,  79,  81. 

With  wireless  telegraph  sections,  902. 
Coast  Artillery- 
Athletics  and  gymnastics,  930. 

Battery  equipment  before  firing,  912. 

DrUls- 

Suspension  of,  during  installations  by  Signal  Corps,  099. 
Who  may  be  excused,  913. 

Encampments,  annual,  914. 

Infantry,  104,  916,  930. 

Instruction  orders,  908. 

Joint  exercises  with  militia,  962. 

Mines,  service  of,  915. 

Mortars- 
Fire  direction,  method  of  making  checks,  911. 
Laying,  errors  in  azimuth,  correction,  910. 

Practice  marches,  897. 

Primers  and  lanyards,  107. 

Service  and  subcaliber  practice,  912. 

Signaling,  926.  / 

Small-arms  practice,  916. 

Submarine  mining,  915. 

Target  practice,  preparation  and  conduct,  909. 

Test  of,  by  inspectors,  104,  ia5, 107. 
Company  commanders  to  have  full  control,  when,  896.  ynl 

Cooking,  individual,  during  season  of,  1296. 

Engineer  companies,  with  engineer  equipment,  901 .  s ^  n  l 

Field  Artillery- 
Garrison  and  field  training,  894-899,  903-907,  917-919,  925,  927-930;  1515. 

Instruction  orders,  906.  " 

Repairing  telephones,  1515. 

Tests  of,  by  inspectors,  79,  81,  101-10;i. 
Field  hospitals,  922. 

Field  tramuig,  895.  , .    , 

First  aid,  919-921. 

Garrison  training  of  the  mobile  army,  894. 
Haversack  ration,  use  of,  during  season  of,  1296. 


INDEX.  337 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 
Instruction— Continued.  ^'■.^n-nl 

P  ractical— Continued . 

Hospital  Corps  detachments,  923. 
Infantry- 
Bayonet,  80. 
Garrison  and  field  training,  80,  894-899,  905,  917-919,  925,  927,  928,  930, 934, 

935. 
Tests  of,  by  inspectors,  79-81. 
Machine-gun  platoons,  79,  934-936. 
Practice  marches- 
Coast  Artillery,  897. 
Mobile  troops,  897. 
Officers  failing  to  march,  898. 
Reconnaissance  instruments,  use,  438.  :  *!l .  • 

Riding  tests  at  inspections,  81.  rr-tdw  ,yT»/»o  ot  vn* 

Saber  and  bayonet  contests,  905. 
Signal  Corps,  extended  order  drill,  924. 
Signaling,  894,  925-927. 
Swimming — 
Horses,  929. 
Troops,  928. 
Target  practice- 
Supplementary  season,  small  arms,  918. 
Target  year,  917. 
Tests  of,  by  inspectors,  79-81,  101-105,  107. 
Recruits  at  recruit  depots,  1424,  1425. 

Reduction  of  correspondence  so  that  more  time  may  be  devoted  to,  1358. 
Reports  of  inspections,  conclusions  as  to.  111. 

Time  to  be  devoted  to,  899.  .( 

Theoretical—  :;[ 

Ambulance  companies,  922.  -i) 

Enlisted  men  for  detail  with  the  militia,  883.  1 

Field  Artillery  officers  in  indoor  firing  practice,  906.  .:  .; 

Field  hospitals,  922. 

First  aid  to  company  officers  by  surgeons,  920,  921. 
Garrison  schools  for  officers,  879-881,  887.  '. 

Hospital  Corps  detachments,  923. 

Noncommissioned  officers'  schools,  on  military  subjects,  882. 
Post  schools  for  enlisted  men,  882,  884,  885. 
Service  schools,  877,  878. 
Textbooks- 
Athletic  and  gymnastic  exercises,  933. 
Schools  and  special  study,  889-893. 
instructions: 

For  inspections- 
Copies  of  written,  to  whom  furnished,  16,  20. 

Not  to  be  published,  34.  ^-j 

To  whom  made  known,  19.  ,,  I 

Instructors: 

Militia,  detail  of  line  officers  as,  963. 
Instruments.    (See  Band  Instruments,  p.  259;  Drafting  Instruments,  p.  293;  Elec- 
trical Instruments,  p.  295;  Fire-Control  Instruments,  p.  302;  Measuring  Instru- 
ments, p.  346;  Medical  Property,  p.  347;  Meteorological  Instruments,  p.  348;  Optical 
instruments,  p.  357;  Surveying  Instruments,  p.  408.)     "    "  "  '     ^-^■"  ■  • '' ' 
12969''-12— 22  '   '*"^*^*  '^^  SAJtaavno^ 


388  INDEX. 

I  Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 
Insarance: 

Of  public  money  or  propertj'^  prohibited,  211. 
Intemperance: 

Prevention,  especiallj''  in  the  Tropics,  687. 
Interest: 
;,.  Loaning— 

At  usurious  rates  by- 
Civilian  employees,  655. 
Enlisted  men,  1277. 
Company  or  regimental  fund,  etc.,  at,  732. 
International  Commission  of  the  Congresses  of  Navigation: 

Inspection  of  money  accounts,  133. 
Intoxicating'  Liquors.    (See  Liquors,  p.  343.) 
Intrenchln;^  Tools: 

Coast  Artillery  to  carry,  when,  104. 
Field  training  in  use  of,  895. 

Hand  ax  and  pick  mattock,  use  for  driving  tent  pins,  1523. 
Inventory; 

Quartermaster  supplies  at  least  once  a  year,  1062,  1219. 
Subsistence  stores,  monthly,  1062, 1237. 
Inventory  and  Inspection  Reports: 

Approval  of—  ,,,..,""' 

Authority  for,  277.  ''^ "''''  ' ' '''"' 

By  chiefs  of  bureaus,  279. 
Each  copy  to  be  indorsed,  278. 
In  case  of— 

Ammunition  for  cannon,  279(c). 
Blankets,  279(c). 
Buildings,  279(a),  287. 
Clothing,  uniform,  279(f). 
Electrical  appliances,  certain,  279(d). 
Electrical  installations,  certain,  279(d). 
Guns  and  carriages,  279(c). 
Horses  condemned  for  viciousness,  etc.,  282. 
Mechanical  appliances,  certain,  279(d). 
Mechanical  installations,  certain,  279(d). 
Projierty,  valuable,  279(6). 
Not  necessary,  worthless  property  destroyed,  275. 
Articles  inventoried,  not  presented,  209. 
Authority  of,  for  turning  in  ordnance  property,  335. 
Certificate  of  ofTicer  witnessing  destruction  of  condemned  property,  275. 
Clothing  to  set  forth— 

Amount  of  damage,  293. 

List  for  issue  to  prisoners  or  to  soldiers  at  reduced  prices,  293. 
Cost  price  not  given,  270. 
Disposal  of— 

After  approval,  279. 
After  inspection  of  the  propertyj  279. 
J^orms,  blank- 
Furnished  by  Inspector  General  of  the  Army,  258,  583. 
Headings  "  To  be  dropped,"  etc.,  use  defined,  267. 
Forwarding  for  approval,  channels,  etc.,  279. 


INDEX.  389 

[Numbers  refer  td  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Inventory  aud  Inspection  Reports— Continued. 

Inventories,  preparation  and  submission — 
Ainmunition  for  cannon,  325. 
Animals,  259,  280. 
Authority  for  submission,  of  certain  proi)erty— 

Noted  on,  260. 

Shown  to  inspector,  260. 
Buildings,  286. 
Cost  price,  270. 
Duplicate,  258. 
Emergency,  pressing,  259. 
Engineer  property,  315,  318. 
Guns  and  carriages,  325. 
Medical  books,  310. 
Medicines,  310. 

Rifles  and  revolvers  of  companies,  rebrowning,  etc.,  340. 
Separate  inventories  required  in  case  of— 

Ammunition,  cannon,  325. 

Animals,  280. 

Buildings,  286. 

Engineer  property,  certain,  315,  318,  320. 

Guns  and  carriages,  325. 

Rifles  and  revolvers  of  companies,  needing  rebrowning,  etc.,  340.       ixvrti 

Signal  property,  certain,  342.  / 

Subsistence  property  as  distinct  from  subsistence  stores,  30P. 
Signal  property—  ..on! 

Electrical  and  mechanical  installations  and  appliances,  342. 

Electrical  apparatus,  expensive,  343. 

Field  glasses,  343.  ' 

Telephones,  343. 

Telescopes,  343. 
Signing,  proi)erty  held  on  memorandum  receipt,  261. 
Subsistence  supplies,  307. 

Surgical  and  scientific  instruments  and  appliances,  Medical  Department,  310. 
Typewriters — 

Quartermaster's  Department,  305. 

Signal  Corps,  344. 
Notations  in,  required  to  be  made  by  inspector- 
Articles  inventoried  but  not  presented,  269. 

Articles  "To  be  broken  up,"  use  of  serviceable  parts,  267(6),  note. 
Articles  "To  be  turned  in  to  depot,"  for  purposes  other  than  repair,  268. 
Brass  rings,  buckles,  etc.,  cut  off  of  ordnance  property,  324. 
Buildings  "To  be  broken  up,"  use  of  serviceable  parts,  267(6),  note. 
Clothing,  293. 

Metallic  parts  of  old  black  artillery  harness,  331. 
Small  arms,  destruction  prohibited  on,  267(d),  337. 
Submission  for  approval,  channels,  279. 
Survey  report  to  accompany,  257,  263. 
Valid  voucher,  worthless  property,  275. 
Investli^atlons: 

Accusations  against  an  officer,  25. 
Army  transport  matters,  46,  47. 
Briefs  not  to  be  received,  26. 


340  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Investigations— Continued. 
Complaints,  92,  93. 
Department  commanders',  39. 
Desertions,  84. 
Division  commanders',  39. 
Duties  and  powers  of  inspectors  general,  26. 
Guns,  pitting,  92. 

Informal  conversation  or  comment  on  subjects  of,  by  inspectors,  23. 
Involving  travel,  by  whom  made,  39,  40. 
Irregularities  and  deficiencies,  92. 
Itineraries  for,  16. 
Mileage  limited  for,  39,  40. 
Oaths  to  witnesses,  26. 
Orders  for— 

Insi)ectors  general  to  furnish  Inspector  General  of  the  Army  copies  of,  16. 
Involving  mileage,  39,  40. 
Recruits,  unfitness,  etc.,  92, 1427. 
Reports,  26,  130. 

Scope,  limits,  etc.,  of  confidential  and  public,  by  inspectors  general,  26. 
Supplies,  inferior  quality,  92. 
Supply  departments  failing  to  meet  conditions,  92. 
Testimony,  furnishing  copies  of,  26. 
Invoices: 

Money  transferred,  notations  on,  1S7. 
Ordnance  property  turned  in,  preparation,  1270. 
Irreiruhi titles  and  Deficiencies: 

Army  transports,  found  or  reported,  to  be  investigated,  46,  17. 
Defined,  112. 

Investigation  and  report  of  certain,  46,  47,  92. 
Reports  of  inspections- 
Arrangement  in.  111. 
Commanders  to  correct,  118. 

Inspectors'  own  views  and  conclusions  required,  wlien,  92. 
Irregularities  to  be  reported  with  strict  impartiality,  8,  22. 
Law  or  regulations,  criticisms,  112. 
Money  accounts,  hoAV  reported  in,  137. 
Old  pattern  articles,  serviceable,  criticisms,  100. 

Orders  or  regulations  upon  which  defects,  etc.,  are  based,  to  be  cited,  116. 
To  show  that  statement  of,  has  been  furnished,  125. 
Unremedied,  from  previous  inspections.  111. 
Statement  of,  noted  by  inspector- 
Action  by  commanding  ofFicer  on,  124,  128,  129. 
Inspector  to  furnish  commanding  officer  with,  124. 
Original  to  be  kept  on  file,  124. 
Preparation  of— 

Ammunition,  storage  in  company  storeroom  not  a  (tefect,  3^ 

Form,  111,  pp.  241-244, 

Law,  regulations,  and  orders,  criticisms,  112. 

Old  pattern  articles,  serviceable,  criticismSj  100- 

Orders  or  regulations  upon  which  defect9,,etc.,  are  based,  to  be  cited  in, 

116. 
Recommendations,  what  to  bo  included  In,  112, 127,  p.  230. 
Trivial  matters,  liow  treated,  126. 
Suggestions  by  inspectors  general  for  correction  of  defects,  9, 1 1  L\ 


INDEX.  341 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Issues: 

Clothing,  to  be  carefully  scrutinized,  1567. 

Precautions,  when  not  personally  superintended  by  an  officer,  1192.  •  titK.I 

Worn  but  serviceable  ordnance  property,  1265. 
Itineraries: 

Inspection  tours,  16,  20. 

Investigations,  16.  '''  ^ 

Janitors: 

Not  servants  in  sense  of  R.  S.  1232, 1142.  ' 

Jud&e  Advocate  General's  Department: 

Reorganization,  474.  .Irt.i 

Journals:  S^ilvtS 

Medical,  inspection  for  condemnation,  311.  i'IbItd.I 

Of  marches,  1357 .  ' ..umuu<AifK^  lol  aoliaeq^ I 

Emplacements,  stations,  etc.,  responsibility,  turning  over,  etc.,  709. 

Storerooms  or  chests,  intrusted  to  enlisted  men  or  civilians,  precautions,  1193. 

Turning  over  to  Signal  Corps  at  work  on  fire-control  installations,  699 
Kitchen  Car: 

Equipment  furnished  by  Subsistence  Department,  467. 
Kitchen  Tourist  Cars:  v.bjz;]  .(/ii ,    o-i^  > 

Instructions  relative  to,  1541.  .Sl-fi  .leJiqHoIl 

Kitchen  Utensils: 

Enamel  ware,  purchase  from  company  fund,  751. 

Post  commander's  supervision  and  care,  1056. 

Stock  to  be  kept  at  posts  and  stations,  1218. 
Kits: 

Blanket  roll,  395. 

Field,  ammunition  to  be  carried  in,  353. 

Field  and  surplus  for  Coast  Artillery,  104,  394. 

Field,  ser^ice,  and  surplus,  384,  394. 

Infantry  equipment  pack,  395. 

Inspector's  pocket,  supplied  by  the  Signal  Corps,  723(6).  >'' 

Mess.    (See  Mess  Kits,  p.  348.)  ■  ^/ 

Repair,  ordnance,  454.  .;.i.ji;  ,iUvuq 

Surplus  kit  bag,  397. 
Knapsack:  

Inspection  for  condemnation,  330.  j,,^  . 

Knives:  ,j  ' 

Hospital  Corps—  . 

Destruction  on  inventory  and  inspection  reports  prohibited,  337.         '.,  *^^' 
To  be  worn  at  inspections  under  arras,  444. 

Uow  worn,  or  carried,  396. 
Labor: 

Convict,  on  Government  contracts,  670. 

Hired,  use  for. private  purposes,  1197. 

Hours  of,  regulations,  641. 

(See  Eight-Hour  Law,  p.  294.) 
Lamps: 

Electric,  for  lighting  fortifications,  furnished  by  Engineer  Department,  723(a). 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  301. 

Oil,  for  fire-control  stations,  supplied  by  Quartermaster's  Department,  723(d). 
Lance  Corporals: 

Appointment  limitation,  1006. 


342  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Lnud: 

Sale  of  river  and  harbor  property,  321. 
Lanterns: 

Reserve,  for  fortifications —  ...       ., 

Allowance  for  batteries,  725.  :>«'»hKi<»atli 

Furnished  by  Engineer  Department,  723(a).  ■'  .s^tiioj  nor'  .ja^itT 

Lanyards: 

Drill,  Coast  Artillery,  107. 

Revolver,  inspection  for  condemnation,  330.;  >:   ;;  !o  > 

Safety  device,  107.  ;i«q<»U  «*(»  .  'uU 

Lard: 

Savings  of,  and  purchase  of  "lard  compound,"  from  company  funds,  7-:)7. 
Lariats: 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  330.  .  ;    . .     *  i 

Lariat  Straps:  :-:i,'*A 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  330. 
liaunches.    (See  Boats,  p.  264.) 
Laundrie.s: 

Agents  for  private,  companies  or  post  exchanges  can  not  act  as,  708, 1091.      <.ia 
Changes  or  extensions  of  Government,  947. 

Charges,  how  fixed,  941.  i^ns,'}  'id 

Hospital,  945.  !  ,r.l  ■jvltfij-r 

Laundering  of  olive-drab  uniforms,  944.  ;  ■> 

Post  exchange,  946,  1090.  /.r^qcmx)  nioit  -m^- 

Post  (Quartermaster's  Department)-r.  >  ?i;ui  .vui^i ;  ix;, 
Charges,  how  fixed,  941. 

Competing  with  private  enterprise,  law,  939.  :  -  W  A 

Credit  to  enhsted  men,  940. 
EstabUshment,  937. 
Indebtedness  to,  940,  942. 
Receipts,  law,  939. 
Records.  1380. 

Regulations  for  operation  and  maintenance,  938. 
Work  for  other  branches  of  the  Government,  law,  939. 
Private,  established  at  posts,  status,  943.  .    mu.i  i  ■  i  tu,.;  -.i 

Criticisms  of,  in  inspection  reports,  112.  •  "^ " "'*!«"-* 

Lead:  ,^^ 

Junk,  signal  property,  disposition,  1275. 
Leather: 

For  repairs,  storage,  and  care,  1195. 
Leaves  of  Absence:  i ,ij>j  ^u  ^uiu  /,  ..ail 

Commencement  and  expiration,  14.  '  :-tods.l 

Lectures:  .-...: .  .   .   <..,,.,.■ . 

To  militia,  by  noncommissioned  officers  of  the  Regulars,  1010. 
Lei;al  Holidays.    (See  Holidays,  p.  313.) 
Leg^'lIl^s: 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  Philippines  Division,  297. 

Odd  articles,  how  disposed  of,  298. 
Lei.'^lslation: 

Antlcanteen,  to  have  a  fair  trial,  1101 . 

Bureaus,  offices,  subordinates,  etc.,  applying  for,  etc.,  652.  '*•  ' 

Influencing,  by  officers  or  employees,  651. 


INDEX.  343 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Letter  Headings: 

Printing,  matter  authorized  in,  1328.  -^tH 

Lettering:  ffiM 

Mortar  pits,  708. 

Stencils  for  seaeoast  gun  and  mortar,  723(c). 
Letters: 

Uniform,  inspection  for  condemnation,  297.       ORCT  .q  ,2io;i  = .  1 

Letters- Keeeived  Book:  t 

Discontinued,  1319. 
Letters-Sent  Book: 

Discontinued,  1319.  :  . >;  ^■'•^•v '' ' ' 

Libraries: 

Books,  91,  180.  A..,..-rr,,  n.    .■ 

Inspection  of  post,  91. 
War  Department  and  General  Staff,  1182. 
Lieutenant  Colonel: 

Command,  appropriate  for,  575.  ■    ■     •  ■■■  .  '■'. 

Life  Bouys: 

Army  transports,  521. 
Llghtlns: 

Changes  or  extensions  in  gas  or  electric  systems,  1578. 
Fortifications- 
Electric  circuits,  danger  in  installing,  706. 
Electric,  of  fire-control  stations  and  instruments,  695. 
Furnished  by  Engineer  Department,  723(a). 
Guns  and  carriages  at.  723(c). 
Post  bakeries,  1036. 

Post  buildings  and  grounds,  from  fortification  electric  plants,  712. 
Link: 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  330. 
Llnoleu  m : 

Fortifications,  furnished  by  Engineer  Department,  723(a). 
Liquors: 

Hospital  fund,  for  use  of  sick,  789. 
Intoxicating— 

Army  transports,  47,  530. 
Post  exchanges,  1100. 
Litters: 

Hand,  supply  and  readiness  for  use,  1537. 
Inspection,  monthly,  1059. 
Loading  Apparatus: 

Motors  for  mechanical,  supplied  by  Ordnance     epartment,  723(c). 
Loans: 

At  usurious  rates  of  interest  by- 
Civilian  employees,  655 .  -  « lA 
Enlisted  men,  1277.  inO 
Books,  to  officers  from  War  Department  and  General  Staff  Ubraries,  IMB^  -.vi/ 
Company  fund — 
On  interest,  732. 
To  enlisted  men,  776. 

To  regimental  fund,  775.  if 

Post-exchange  funds,  732.  ,       , 

Public  money,  228.  :}|fcK 

Public  property,  1215.  ,  uM 


844  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 
Lockers: 

Box,  troops  changing  station  to  take,  1225.  .*ij6ia  ,}juUoh'i 

Marking  of  trunk,  427.  :?»nh«ilt'k,| 

Officers'  field  baggage,  use  of,  564.  .HOT 

Painting,  standard  color,  1236.  ♦  ns;  tBfiO")i»> 

Wall,  branding,  removal,  returns,  1221. 
Lodgings.    (See  Quarters,  p.  380).     Tfjg  ,noiJ*nriwbaoo  lol  nolryxif/fi  .mn 
Loss:  :/?-■.. n  ^',  d-.-.f.r 

Company  and  other  quasi  public  funds,  procedure,  739. 

Public  moneys,  relief,  229,  1500. 

(See  Public  Property,  p.  374.) 
Machetes: 

Destruction  on  inventory  and  inspection  reports,  prohibited,  337. 
Machlne-Gun  Companies:  :; 

Arms  and  equipments  for  enlisted  men,  384,  393. 

Organization,  487. 
Machine-Gun  Platoons:  .  "c,  .jii\  »i^h<: 

Arms  and  equipments—  t 

Accountable  officer  for,  1259. 
Enlisted  men,  384,  393. 

Commander,  to  have  full  control  of  instniction,  when,  935. 

Cook,  acting,  detail,  489. 

Enlisted  strength  and  composition,  488. 

Field  glass,  high  power,  400. 

Firing  and  drill  regulations  for,  936. 

Guns  and  gun  equipment,  400,  816. 

Inspection,  79.  .-■.  i 

Instruction,  934-936.  ..•  ,a</ii  .^himoTsi  bv.n  R^jiiiblrrid  iwH 

Mess,  company  fund  allotments,  763.  :  ;fiff  j 

Mess  sergeants,  detail,  1001. 

Noncommissioned  officers,  appointment,  promotion,  reduction,  1005. 

Ordnance  property,  to  be  taken  on  change  of  station,  1264. 

Quarters  for,  1288. 

Range  finders  for,  400. 

Rifles  need  not  be  carried  on  drill,  392. 

Signal  outfits,  400,  471-473.  "^  •>'■  ^^'^' ' 

Machine-Guns:  "'"'    '' 

Parts,  inspection  for  condemnation,  334.  ,    .  , ,         t  "''****'^' 

(See  Guns  and  Carriages,  p.  311.)  '  '■  -^"'^  ■^^'''^ 

Machine-Gun  Troop: 

Arms  and  equipment  lor  enlisted  men,  384,  393. 

Organization,  487.  •;'n«ol 

Machinery:  .,,„  ^,,0^,,;^..'. , 

Manufacturer's  printed  directions,  force  of  orders,  718. 

Ordnance  repair  shops,  723(c). 
Magazines: 

Explosives,  instructions  to  be  hung  in,  352. 

Fortifications,  thermometers,  and  hygrometers  for,  723(c). 

Peace,  storage,  at  what  posts  to  be  constructed,  727. 
Mairnpt<»-Generators: 

Fortifications,  supplied  by  Ordnance  Department,  723(c). 
Mall: 

Marking  of  foreign,  containing  dutiable  articles,  948. 


INDEX.  8i5 

* 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

MaUein  Treatment:  AtitU 

Officers'  private  mounts,  1178. 
Public  animals,  1135,  1178. 
Manes: 

Alterations  in  public  animals',  1176,  1177. 
Manuals: 

Accounted  for,  how,  285. 
Athletics  and  gymnastics,  933. 
Inspection  for  condemnation,  285. 

Officers'  personal  use,  1183.  :  : 

Requests  for  copies  of,  to  whom  addressed,  1181.  ;  - 

Turning  in  to  War  Department,  285. 
Manufacturers:  nnW. 

Printed  directions,  force  of  orders,  718.  f 

Manufactures:  iIkkK 

Ordnance  material  used  in,  appropriations,  182. 
Raw  material  used  in,  inspection,  74. 
Manure: 

Posts,  use,  sale,  etc.,  949.  <vun  ^ye9j^  r 

Proceeds  of  sales,  174.  l^  u  ff 

Maps: 

Domestic  or  foreign  territory,  containing  military  information,  952. 
Fire-control  stations,  1337. 

Route  maps,  951,  1357.  i' 

System  of  scales  and  contour  intervals  for  military,  950.  -j j  kW 

Marches:  > 

Baggage  to  be  taken  by  troops  on,  562.  ;,i 

Field  notes,  route  maps,  and  journals,  1357.  :lalvt^«.lf. 

Field  training,  895.  .;  t-.«iiu<>9  Td  baeu  .W«  \o  fuaio^iml 

Practice,  897, 898,  1517.  .      >  .  -j 

Tentage,  allowance  for,  1517.  -ij„ff 

Marine  Corps: 

Command  by  officers  of— 
Mixed  corps,  954. 

Troops  of  the  Army  on  Army  transports,  etc.,  533. 
Detached  for  service  with  Army- 
Orders,  how  communicated  to,  953. 
Rations,  953. 

Subject  to  Rules  and  Articles  of  War,  953. 
Enlisted  men  of,  on  Army  transports- 
Messing  of  certain  grades,  957. 

Ration  allowance  for  sick,  535.  ^  < 

Status  as  to  police  and  guard  duty,  receiving  orders,  etc.,  534.  ,  •.m'^v. 

Ordnance  property,  sale  to  officers  of,  958. 
Transportation  on  Army  transports,  law,  536. 

Uniform,  penalty  for  discrimination  by  places  of  amusement  against,  1280. 
Marking:  .,h 

Ammunition,  blank,  metallic,  etc.,  350.  ^itmmt^bac' 

Boxes- 
Ordnance  property,  1269. 
Packing  quartermaster's  stores,  1229. 
Powder,  1255. 
Cartridge  storage  cases,  1255. 


346  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 
Marking— Continued.  ,/j,,j# 

Checlc  stubs,  by  inspectors,  142. 

Equipments- 
Changing  old  markings,  449.  ,nj,|f 
Enlisted  men's,  397,  427,  428,  448,  449,  473.       I'lina  oildit<; 

Field  glasses  and  carrying  cases,  473.  ,■  ijf 

First-aid  pouches,  448. 

Mail,  foreign,  containing  dutiable  matter,  948. 

Projectiles,  356. 

Stencils  for,  guns  and  emplacements,  723(c). 

Surplus  kit  bag,  397. 

Telescopes  and  carrying  cases,  473. 
Marriage:  ■null 

Recruiting  parties,  1414. 
Master  Electricians: 

Addressed  verbally,  how,  984. 

Arms  and  equipments,  384. 

Position  at  review  and  inspection,  991.  n  « If 

Turning  out  in  heavy  marching  order,  991. 
Master  Gunners: 

Addressed  verbally,  how,  984.  :^q&M 

Arms  and  equipments,  384.  ►  •jo  oi  jasmo'I 

Position  at  review  and  inspection,  991.  i , ..  . .    ,.-:  . 

Turning  out  in  heavy  marching  order  991. 
Matches: 

Company  or  regimental  property,  packing,  1228.  -../u 

Increase  or  decrease  of  allowance  by  division  commander,  1483. 
Material: 

Inspection  of  raw,  used  by  contractors,  74. 

Use  of  words  "materiel"  and,  in  publications,  1185. 
Materiel: 

Use  of  words  "material "  and,  in  publications,  1185.  : ;. V 

Matrons.    (See  Hospital  Matrons,  p.  317.) 
Mattock: 

Pick,  use  for  driving  tent  pins,  1523. 
Meals: 

Recruiting  stations—  ..     ,  , 

Contract  for,  with  wife  of  member  of  party,  667."  -^^'^^  .anoHsfl 

Inspection  of,  by  recruiting  officer,  1408.      "  •'■  f'^^j-  '^'^'f'  '^  "  ■  T'>^!,  '^P 
Rebates  not  authorized  to  men,  668. 
Tickets  unused,  disposition,  668. 

Regulations  with  reference  to  officers',  on  transport's,  522,  523. 
Means  of  Transportation.    (See  Transportation,  p.  413.) 
Measurlni::  Instruments: 

Un.serviceable,  instructions  as  to  guaranteed,  1249. 
Meat  Cans: 

How  carried,  396.  >tJ' 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  330. 
Mechanical  installations: 

Inspection  for  condemnation- 
Engineer  property,  315. 
Signal  properly,  312. 

Inventory  and  inspection  reports,  approval,  279(d). 


INDEX.  34'i 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Mechanics: 

Battery,  training  school  for,  877(o;. 
Disrating,  prior  to  discharge,  1007. 
Medals: 

Bronze,  Navy,  not  to  be  worn  on  Army  uniform,  558. 
Enlisted  men  serving  sentence  of  confinement,  not  to  wear,  557. 
Issued  by  Ordnance  Department,  how  dropped  from  returns,  659. 
Kinds,  how  worn,  occasions,  etc.,  555. 
Medals  of  honor  — 

Award,  conditions,  and  recommendations,  545,  546. 

How  obtained,  545.  .        .     . 

How  worn,  occasions,  etc.,  555.         .i;nin;  ,ijr..tti,a!n!.i/'>  bar. 

Lost  or  destroyed,  may  be  replaced,  545.  .•,!)'. 

New  design,  545. 

Presentation  ceremonial,  548. 

Ribbons,  556,  557.  nf  ■yx''. 

To  whom  awarded  since  1897,  names,  547.  :q  latubaM  ?«■ 

Officers  suspended,  not  to  wear,  557. 
Ribbons  in  lieu  of— 

Allowance  for  issue  to  enlisted  men,  55t>.  r :• 

How  worn,  occasions,  etc.,  55G.  v 

Not  to  be  worn  by  suspended  officers  nor  certain  prijoners,  557. 

Sale  to  officers,  556. 
Medical  Board: 

At  recruit  depots,  621. 
Medical  Corps: 

Board,  appointments  in,  592. 

Officer  of,  detail  to  Red  Cross,  347.  „• 

Organization,  474.  ,  foe  oJ  s/lia. 

Service  schools  for,  877  (i),  (j). 
Medical  Department: 

Ambulance  companies.    (See  Ambulance  Companies,  p.  248.) 
Dental  Corps.    (See  Dental  Corps,  p.  287.) 
Equipment  prescribed  for,  439. 

Female  Nurse  Corps.    (See  Army  Nurse  Corps,  p.  254.) 

Field  hospitals.    (See  Field  hospitals,  p.  .301.)  .,^ 

Hospital  Corps.    (See  Hospital  Corps,  p.  316.) 
Inspection  of  troops  for  foreign  service,  525. 
Medical  attendance  for  troops  on  transports,  526. 
Medical  Corps.    (See  Medical  Corps,  above.) 
Medical  Reserve  Corps.    (See  Medical  Reserve  Corps,  p.  348.) 
Organization,  474. 
Records,  1382-1384. 

Tentage,  allowance  for  sanitary  units,  1518. 
Transportation,  allowance  for  sanitary  units,  1525. 
Medical  Inspection :  .^ 

Troops  ordered  for  foreign  service,  525. 
Medical  Property: 

Appliances,  inspection  for  condemnation,  310. 

Care  and  use,  regulations,  1245. 

Expendable  and  nonexpendable  lists,  1244. 

Field  chests,  inspection,  order  for  field  service,  etc.,  1246. 

I-itters,  hand,  for  companies,  1.537. 


348  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 
Medical  Property— C!ontinued. 

Medical  boolcs  and  journals,  inspection  for  condemnation,  310,  311. 

Medical  instruments- 
Examination  at  least  once  a  month  by  medical  officer,  1243.  ' 
Inspection  for  condemnation,  810. 

Medicines- 
Inspection  for  condemnation,  310,  312.  . .; 
Purchase  of,  standard  required,  69.                                                        i-  A 
Sale  of  condemned,  252,  312. 

Proceeds  of  sales  of  serviceable,  177. 

Unserviceable,  worthless,  not  to  be  turned  in  to  depot,  31. 

Verification  and  examination,  annual,  1242. 
Medical  Reiser ve  Corps: 

Board,  appointments  in,  593. 

Organization,  474. 
Medical  School.    (See  Army  Medical  School,  p.  254.) 
Medicines.    (See  Medical  property,  above.) 
Megaphones: 

Fortification,  supplied  by  Signal  Corps,  723(6). 
Members  of  Congress.    (See  Congress,  p.  282.) 
Memorandum  Receipts: 

Authorized,  etc.,  1216, 1217, 1219. 

Blankets  to  be  issued  on,  457. 

Company  funds,  etc.,  left  when  custodian  is  absent,  731.  '  icjlbsM 

Field  cooking  equipment,  issue  on,  459,  460.  '  ^ 

Flags,  tools,  stores,  etc.,  for  medical  field  equipment,  443. 

Property  held  on,  who  sign  inventory  for  inspection,  261. 
Merchants:  ■  •■•'  '  I'^-i 

Correspondence  relative  to  soldiers'  debts  to,  1334. 
Messengers:  , ,       .- 

For  inspectors  general,  28. 

Not  servants  in  sense  of  Rev.  Stat.,  1232,  1142. 
Messes: 

Army  transports,  limits  of  expenditures  for,  1306. 

Detached  soldiers,  company  fund  allotment,  763. 
Mess  Fond:    (See  Fimds,  p.  306.) 
Mess  Hall: 

Frequent  visits  to,  by  post  commander  and  surgeon,  59. 
Mess  Kits: 

Discharged  soldiers  and  certain  civilian  passengers  on  transports,  515. 

Enlisted  men's,  how  worn  or  carried,  396. 
Mess  Rooms: 

Frequent  visits  to,  by  post  commander  and  surgeon,  59. 
Mess  Sergeants: 

Law  and  regulations  relative  to,  1001. 
Metal  Turnings: 

Accumulations  at  depots,  etc.,  how  disposed  of,  1198, 1199. 
Meteorological  Instruments: 

Fortifications,  supplied  by  Signal  Corps,  723(6). 
Mileage: 

In.spections  and  investigations,  35,  39,  40. 

Orders  involving,  35/89,  40. 

Restrictions,  39,  40.  '■  ' 


INDEX.  349 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated,  ] 

Military  Academy: 

Band,  enlisted  strength,  475. 

Board- 
Appointment  cadets,  591 .  . a;  i ,  (loiij-:  . 
Examination  graduating  class,  590. 

Detachments,  enlisted  strength,  475. 

Inspection— 

By  whom  and  how  often  made,  41. 
Report  of,  addressing  and  forwarding,  118. 
Report  of  remedial  action  on  defects,  124, 128. 
Military  Attacli§s: 

Retired  officers  eligible  for  detail,  1437. 
Military  Convicts: 

Inspection  of,  in  the  United  States  Penitentiary,  41. 

(See  Prisoners,  p.  370.) 
Military  Departments: 

Inspection  of—  /n«qinm  ift 

Educational  institutions,  52.  .  -  ^, 

Military  Academy,  41 .  , ■f' 

Military  Post: 

Defmition  of,  by  Supreme  Court,  959. 
Military  Prison.    (See  United  States  Military  Prison,  p.  417.)  !' 

Military  Problems.    (See  Problems,  p.  371.) 

Military  Stores.    (See  Public  Property,  p.  374.)  '  v 

Military  Tournaments.    (See  Tournaments,  p.  412.) 
Mint  la: 

Applicants  for  enlistment  in  the  Army,  1400.    .       - 

Attendance  at— 

Garrison  schools,  887.  Xi  rtotDoq*"' 

Service  schools,  887,  888.  ■-•♦rioU  lu  xiv 

Closer  affiliation  between  Regulars  and,  961. 

Coast  defense  exercises,  joint  Army  and,  962.  -  ,  -- 

Enlisted  Regulars—  ,   ,,K 

Detailed  with,  commutation  of  rations,  1303.  ,  jf 

Instruction  preparatory  to  detail  with,  883, 
Sergeants,  additional,  to  provide  for  details  to,  485. 

Inspection,  53. 

Instruction  and  lectures  by  noncommissioned  officers  of  the  Regulars  to,  iaU)|oir 

Instruction  of,  to  be  facilitated,  961.  .       / 

Laws  and  regulations,  960. 

Line  officers  for  duty  with,  detail,  status,  etc.,  494,  963.  ,  .>|f 

Military  reservations,  use  by,  1276. 

Officers  of— 

Command  of  mixed  corps,  954.  ,^ 

Not  to  command  Regular  Army  posts,  etc.,  900. 

Old  and  new  pattern  clothing  and  equipage  issued  to,  1565.  .  ,lf 

Ordnance  property  issued  to,  inspection  and  repair,  841,  842. 

Publications  of  War  Department  for  issue  to,  1184. 

Public  property,  use  for  instruction  purposes  by,  1276. 

Regular  Army  attending  camps  of  instruction  with,  499. 

Retired  officers- 
Assignment  to  active  duty  with,  1437.  ; ,  ■, ,  . 
Status  as  to  mounts,  1438.                                                                      ij 

Target  ranges,  use  by,  1276.  ,  a 


360  INDEX. 

I  Numbers  refer  to  l)nragraph>:  when  not  otherwise  Indicated.]' 

Mine  Cases:  :k 

Repair,  289.  .uw,btj«tl 

Mine  Coniiiiander:  -  fnaofi 

Drills  at  inspection,  105. 
Mine  Planters: 

China  and  glassware  on,  inspection  for  condemnation,  302. 
Cook  for  enlisted  detachment,  480. 
Detachments,  enlisted  strength  and  composition,  480. 
Disbursing  officers,  funds  in  personal  possession,  226. 
Inspection  of,  by  whom  and  how  often  made,  48,  49. 
Loss,  destruction  or  damage,  action,  1540. 
Mess  sergeants,  detail,  1001.  •  i\Hiiifib  lol  ^dh' 

Rations,  commutation  of,  1303. 
Mine  Prediction  Ruleif'r 

Fortifications,  supplied  by  Ordnance  Department,  723(c). 
Mineral  Oil: 

Sale  of,  benefit  company  fund,  770. 
Mines.    (See  Submarine  Mining,  p.  404.) 
Mtnlni;  Casemates: 

Inspection  after  turning  over  to  Coast  Artillery,  697. 
Installation,  1469. 
Minors: 

Applicants  for  enlistment,  1399.  ., u,  -^j^joiHi 

Miscellaneous  Receipts:  .)    ,«<not>! 

Deposit  of,  169, 170. 
"Slush"  funds,  170. 
Moneys.    (See  Funds,  p.  306;  Loans,  p.  343;  and  Public  Moneys,  p.  372.) 
Money  Accounts: 

General  duties  of  inspectors  general  relative  to  condition  of,  8. 
(See  Inspection  of  Money  Accounts,  p.  321.) 
Money  Orders: 

Purchase  of  international,  198. 
Money  Vouchers.    (See  Vouchers,  p.  418.) 
Monkeys:  *•"  f*>H*'mn 

Shipment  on  transports,  518. 
Monuments: 

Erection  of  private,  in  national  cemeteries,  970. 
Mops:  o  i»9a9i<iiiij 

Allowance  for  bakeries,  1049. 
Post  exchange  not  entitled  to  issue  of,  1104. 
Mornlnti:  Report: 

Instructions  to  inspectors  relative  to,  97. 
Signing,  etc.,  by  post  commander,  1()55. 
Mortar  Pits: 

Lettering,  708. 
Mortars.    (See  Guns  and  Carriages,  p.  311.) 
Mosquitoes: 

Oil  for  destruction  of,  904. 
Mo8s-I)aIton  Records: 

Purchase  from  company  funds,  769. 
Motor  Generators: 

Fortifications  supplied  by- 
Ordnance  Department,  723(c). 
Signal  Corps,  723(6). 


INDEX.  ai 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Motors: 

Gunandmortarcarriages.supplied by  Ordnance  Department,  723(c). 
Mounted  Orderlies: 

Field  Artillery,  482. 

Infantry  regiments,  399,  481, 1163. 
Mounted  Scouts: 

Infantry  regiments,  481, 1163. 
Mounted  Service  School: 

Regulations  governing,  877(/). 
Mounts.    (See  Horses,  p.  314.)  -wansJitl 

Muffins: 

Baking  of,  by  companies,  1039, 
3Iules: 

Sale  or  turning  in ,  281 .  i*-'i 

(See  Public  Animals,  p.  372.)  '"^I 

Musical  Instni  nients.    (See  Band  Instruments,  p,  259.) 
Musicians: 

Band,  enlistment  of,  1426. 

Guard,  detail,  800. 

Orderlies,  398. 
Muster: 

Attendants,  general  mess,  88. 

Baker,  chief,  87. 

Cooks,  88. 

Hospital  Corps,  86. 
Muster  Rolls: 

Typewriter,  use  in  preparing,  1326. 
Muzzle  Covers: 

Seacoast  guns,  when  used,  822. 
Names: 

Assumed,  of  soldiers  and  sailors,  discharge  certificate,  684. 
National  Air:  ,,  ^    .^^ 

Respect  to  be  observed  during  playing— 

Of  foreign  countries,  863.  ,i{-./nr..'- 

"Star  Spangled  Banner,"  863,  864. 
National  Banks.    (See  Depositaries,  p.  287.) 
National  Cemeteries: 

Animals- 
Grazing  or  sheltering  on  reservation,  980. 
Keeping  of  private  by  superintendents,  981. 
Picketing  or  running  loose  within  the  inclosure,  980. 
Public,  care,  975, 980. 

Buildings,  care,  painting,  etc.,  974. 

Employees,  duties,  hours  of  labor,  compensation,  979. 

Flags,  display,  kind  used,  etc.,  966. 

FlagstafEs,  painting,  974. 

Footstones,  erection  of  private,  970. 

Gardens,  vegetable,  982. 

Gates,  when  to  be  kept  closed,  967. 

Graves,  care,  973, 

Headstones- 
Care  and  cleaning,  972, 
Day's  work  cleaning,  972. 
Private,  erection  of,  970. 


352  INDEX,  r 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated,] 

National  Cemeteries— Continued.  ,)  .f 

Inclosures,  care,  painting,  etc. ,  973,  974.  . 

Inspections—  i  uoK 

Assignment,  135.  i 

By  whom  and  how  often  made,  41.  •{       • 

Property  for  condemnation  ,290.  ,  ,r< » K 

Reports—  ;i 

Addressing  and  forwarding,  118, 119.  ,  „„ol/ 

Superintendent's  habits  and  conduct,  978.  . ;  jiu^^oil 

Interments,  regulations,  9C9.  -: )    .<<  t a uolf 

Lawns,  care,  973.  -    ;- 

Markers,  private,  not  allowed,  971.  i  ,a8laj8qttioo  \6  ,1.  ■ 

Monuments,  erection  of  private,  970. 
Painting  of  buildings,  flaptafEs,  inclosure,  etc.,  974. 
Picnic  groimds,  968. 

Quartermasters  in  charge,  list,  965.      _-^ -^^^xi  bii^d  iwi)     ^.l;iiui«i 
Records,  1397. 

Roads,  walks,  and  drains,  care,  973.  "•  •        

•    Superintendents— 

Anunals,  fowls,  etc.,  keeping  by,  981. 

Board,  appointment  of,  623.  ■.^'\Uu¥. 

Habits  and  conduct  to  be  reported  by  inspectors,  ^l^j.^r^r,...  „ff,,;^^,,|»y 
To  be  thoroughly  familiar  with  National  Cemetery  regulations,  977. 
Tools  and  implements,  care,  976. 

Trees,  shrubs  and  plants,  care,  973.  , 

National  Defense:  .-(ri*' 

Penalty  for  disclosure  of  secrets,  1279. 
National  Guard.    (See  Militia,  p.  349.)  \\uV 

National  HoUdays.    (See  HoUdays,  p.  313.) 

National  Home  for  Disabled  Volunteer  Soldiers.    (See  Soldiers'  Homes,  p.  4at<de/: 
National  Land  Defense  Board: 

Designated,  611.  *•'' 

Nary: 

Enlisted  men  of,  on  Army  transports- 
Messing  of  certain  grades,  957. 
Ration  allowance  for  sick,  535. 

Status  as  to  police  and  guard  duty,  receiving  orders,  etc.,  534. 
Ordnance  property,  sale  to  officers,  958.  >)Jarig  lo  sr; 

Transportation  on  Army  transports,  law,  536.  •,    , 

Uniform ,  penalty  for  discrimination  by  places  of  amusement  against ,  1280 . 
Newspapers: 

Allowance ,  recruiting  stations,  1409.  , ,  ( 

Night  Operations: 

Field  training,  895. 
Noncommissioned  Officers:  ' 

Agents  for  laundries,  etc.,  997. 

Appointments—  •■^" 

Officers  Philippine  Scouts,  1020.  ■■••♦> , iweolo  t. , 

Post  noncommissioned  staff,  rules,  989. 

Recnlisted,  1004.  ' 

Arms  and  equipments.    (See  Arms  and  Equipments,  p.  260). 
Barbers,  etc.,  997.  '«<i 

Color  sergeant,  battalion  or  squadron  detail,  etc.,  1000.  n'l 


INDEX.  353 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 
Nonvoinmlssioned  Officers— Continued. 

Company—  mhaooidi:. 

Reproof  in  hearing  of  privates,  999.  .  ,  r 

Selection,  instruction,  upholding,  998. 

Corporals,  lance,  appointment,  1006. 

Detail  on  duty  inconsistent  with  rank  and  position,  99(i. 

Extra  duty  details,  995. 

Hospital  Corps,  members  of  general  noncommissioned  stall,  98(i. 

Inspection,  instruction  in  scouting,  patrolling,  etc.,  79.  ,  ,,  ^  ^■ 

Instruction  and  lectures  to  the  militia  by,  1010. 

Machine-gun  platoons,  appointment,  promotion,  reduction,  1005. 

May  be  sent  to  the  training  schools  for  instruction,  878. 

Mess  sergeant,  law  and  regulations  relative  to,  1001. 

Overseer  of  prisoners,  detail,  1117. 

Reduction  to  private  prior  to  discharge,  1007. 

Recruit  depot  companies,  temporary  appointments,  1002. 

Recruiting  stations,  1003. 

Retired,  detail  to  educational  institutions,  1011.  •ari/Ti^oH 

Schools  for  instruction  in  military  subjects,  882,  -,,,^l|n,  *'  i^.^.', 

Sergeants,  additional,  to  provide  for  militia  details,  485. 

Signal  Corps- 
Control,  inspection  of  oflRces,  etc.,  at  posts,  1009. 
General  noncommissioned  staff  includes  the,  980. 
Sergeants,  acting,  accountable  for  property,  1009. 

^**^~  :ki«uI1  'Dint!* 

Coast  Artillery  Corps—  , ,   ..f^^t^i?  ^^t'ii-  •  ;t 

Addressed  verbally,  984. 

Duties,  983. 

Heavy  marching  order,  turning  out  in,  991. 

Position  at  review  and  inspection,  991.  , 

Dismounted,  in  the  field,  to  wear  pistol  instead  of  saber,  387. 
General- 
Composition,  986. 

Messing  separately,  how  rationed,  etc.,  1299. 
Post- 
Applicants  for  appointment  as,  rules,  989. 

Arms  and  equipments,  384. 

Commissary  sergeant,  duties  of  commissary  not  to  be  delegated  to,  988. 

Composition,  985. 

Detail  upon  other  services,  987. 

Discharge  for  inefficiency  or  misconduct,  990. 

Duties,  987. 

Extra  duty  detail  and  pay,  994. 

Heavy  marching  order,  turning  out  in,  991.  ->■ 

Inspection,  position  at,  991.  ' 

Military  control  over,  at  ungarrisoned  posts,  993. 

Personal  reports,  987,  992. 

Property  accountability,  1189. 

Reduction,  990. 

Review,  position  at,  991. 
Quarters,  assignment  to,  1289. 
Uniform,  fatigue,  wearing  by,  1560. 
12969°— 12 23 


354  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 
Nosebags: 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  330. 
Notaries  Public: 

Notarial  acts  for  officers  and  employees,  644. 
Nozzles: 

Machine  guns,  inspection  for  condemnation,  334. 
Numbering: 

Guns  and  mortars  at  fixed  batteries,  819. 
Numbers: 

Uniform,  inspection  for  condemnation,  Philippines  Division,  297. 
Nurse  Corps: 

Female- 
Authorized,  474. 
Rations,  1303,  1305. 
Uniform,  1570. 
Oaths: 

Inspectors  general  authorized  to  administer,  26. 
Observers: 

CJoast  Artillery  Corps,  number  rated,  490. 
Obsolete  Property: 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  253. 

Ordnance  property  replaced,  disposition,  1266. 
Odometers:  '' 

Issued  to  field  artillery,  437.  ^'>^^ 

Office  Hours:  -B«i8 

Recruiting  stations,  1411.  •      '     '''■  '■•^-  i&w>0 

(See  Hours  of  Labor,  p.  317.) 
Officer  in  Charge  of  Prisoners.    (See  Prisoners,  p.  370.) 
Officer  of  the  Day: 

Detail,  504,  800. 

Responsibility  for  security  of  prisoners,  1116. 

Verification  of  guard  and  police  property,  1235. 

Visits  to  guards  and  sentinels,  805,  806.  •*^  ,noi4lj-.« 

Officer  of  the  Guard:  .  .r.  ...r... 

Detail,  800,  808.  •'! 

Supernumerary,  808. 

Visits  to  sentinels,  807. 
Officers: 

Accusations  against,  25. 

Advancement,  assignment,  or  detail  through  outside  influence,  1012. 

Administrative,  depositary  statements  to,  237. 

Arms  and  equipments.    (See  Arms  and  Equipments,  p.  250.) 

Assistance,  facilities,  etc.,  for  inspectors,  29. 

Baggage.    (See  Baggage,  p.  259.) 

Bidding  at  auction  sales  of  Government  property,  1203,  1204. 

Boards.    (See  Boards  of  Officers,  p.  263.) 

Books,  loans  from  War  Department  and  General  Staff  libraries,  1182. 

Bravery,  courage,  etc„,  testimony  of  eyewitnesses,  1012. 

Captains- 
Infantry,  horseback  riding,  904. 
Promotion  of  line,  riding  test,  1027. 

Certificate  of,  witnessing  destruction  of  property- 
Condemned,  form,  276. 
Surveyed,  1485. 


INDEX.  356 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Officers— Continued. 

Civilian  dress,  wearing,  1551-1553. 

Civil-service  examinations,  preparing  persons,  65.3. 

Claims  against  United  States- 
Furnishing  information  as  basis  of,  658. 
Purchase  of,  209. 

Clerical  aid  for  inspectors  general,  29. 

Clubs,  messes,  etc.,  occupancy  of  public  buildings,  632. 

Commendations  or  reflections,  by  inspectors,  121-123. 

Communications- 
Forwarding,  duties,  1345. 
Negligence  in  replying  to  official,  1335. 

Complaints,  92, 93.  -  ,-   - 

Contracts  for  supplies  purchased  from,  666.       ■ ' 'f 'n  'iiti  nj  ^uoi-if,ii  tv . i  l 

Criticisms  of,  regarding  old  pattern  equipment,  etc.,  100.  •'  :•    ^ 

Death,  report,  1054. 

Detached  service.    (See  Detached  Service,  p.  289.) 

Details.    (See  Details,  p.  289.) 

Diseases,  prevention,  686,  687. 

Drill  regulations,  manuals,  etc.,  for  personal  use,  1183. 

Enlisted  men  as  servants,  1142, 1443. 

Enlisted  men's  dress  and  appearance,  responsibility,  1563. 

En  route  to  Philippines  to  report  to  commanding  general,  Western  Division,  502, 

Equipments.    (See  Arms  and  Equipments,  p.  250.) 

Examination.    (See  Boards  of  Officers,  p.  263.) 

Field.    (See  Field  Officers,  p.  301.) 

Flag,  salutes  by,  862,  864,  865. 

General.    (See  General  Officers,  p.  309.) 

Graduates  of  service  schools  or  Staff  College,  detailed  or  detached  service,  1459. 

Horsemanship  to  be  encouraged,  904. 

Horses.    (See  Horses,  p.  314.) 

Incapacitated,  duties  of  inspectors,  83. 

Information,  furnishing  to  Congress,  652. 

Inspection,  tests  of  efficiency,  riding,  etc.,  79,  81. 

Inspectors,  special,  to  condemn  ordnance  stores,  restriction  in  selection  of,  255. 

Instruction .    (See  Instruction ,  p .  335. ) 

Investigation  of  accusations  against,  25, 26. 

Legislation,  influencing,  applying  for,  etc.,  651,  652. 

Letter-headings,  prmting  of  names  or  telephone  numbers  prohibited,  1328. 

Line,  not  exceeding  200,  detached,  status,  etc.,  494. 

Marine  Corps.    (See  Marine  Corps,  p.  345.) 

Medal  of  honor  awarded,  names  of,  547. 

Mounts.    (See  Horses,  p.  314.)  ' 

National  airs,  respect  during  playing,  863,  864. 

Noncommissioned  officers,  reproving  in  hearing  of  privates,  999. 

Notarial  acts  for,  644. 

Orders- 
Inspection  of  troops  or  affairs  of,  19. 
Issued  by,  pecuniary  responsibility,  199. 

Outside  influence  for  advancement,  detail,  etc.,  1012. 

Pay- 
Interest  in  purchase  of  soldiers' ,  209 . 
Soliciting  increase,  651. 
Stoppages,  230,  735. 


856  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Officers  -Continued. 

Pensions,  furnishing  information  as  a  basis,  058. 

Personal  interests,  influencing,  G51. 

PhiUppine  Scouts.    (See  Philippine  Scouts,  p.  363.) 

Physical  condition  to  be  kept  fit  for  active  operations,  l()2i). 

Physical  tests.    (See  Physical  Examinations  and  Tests  of  OfTieers,  p.  363.) 

Practice  marches,  failing  to  march,  898. 

Presents,  receiving  and  giving,  1106. 

Promotion.    (See  Boards  of  Officers,  p.  263.)       ;,        i   ■  i-.  r- n    ; 

Property.    (See  Private  Property,  p.  370;  and  Public  Property,  p.  874.) 

Publications,  War  Department,  requests  for,  by,  1181-1183. 

Purchases- 
Condemned  property  by  interested,  1203. 
From  persons  in  the  military  service,  210. 

Quarters- 
Allowance  of  rooms,  1285. 
Assignment  to  bachelors,  1283. 
Construction  of,  restrictions  in  cost,  1287. 
Furniture,  heavy,  1286. 

Records  of,  outside  influence,  recommendations,  etc.,  1012. 

Reports  of  inspections- 
Absentees,  how  reported.  111,  p.  237. 

Commanders  commended,  names  to  be  given,  115.  , 

Extracts,  favorable  or  unfavorable  mention,  121-];^.  ."^i 

Physical  fitness  of  field,  to  be  reported  affirmatively  or  negatively ,  82. 

Retired.    (See  Retired  Officers,  p.  392.) 

Returning  to  Philippines  from  leave,  assignment  to  duty  en  route,  etc. ,  502. 

Salutes  to  the  flag,  862,  864,  865.  :,^> 

Signal  Corps—  ..i-") 

Attendance  at  ganison  schools,  881.  •  >H 

Riding  at  inspections,  81.  ■oil 

Signatures,  rank ,  title,  etc.,  1321-1323.  ' ? 

Staff.    (See  Staff,  p.  402.)  -^[ 

"  Star  Spangled  Banner,"  respect  during  playing,  863,  864,  ' ' 

Supplies- 
Old  pattern,  credit  for  continuing  in  use,  100. 
Purchase  of,  prohibited  from,  210. 

Suspended  from  rank,  wearing  of  badges,  etc.,  557.  ,. 

Telegraphic  code,  care  by,  1508, 

Tentage,  field  allowance,  1516. 

Text  books  for— 

Promotion  boards,  892,  893.  .;^ 

Schools  of  the  Army,  889-891,  893.  ;■: 

Traveling  on  Army  transports.    (See  Army  Transports,  ]>.  255.) 

Unattached  to  organizations,  assignment  to  d\ity  on  route  to  PhiHppinea,  fi02. 

Uniform.    (See  Uniform,  p.  415.) 
Official  BuKlnesH.    (See  Business  Methods,  p.  267. ) 
Official  Copy: 

Impressed  stamp  authorize<l  in  making,  1324. 
Oil:  '*''^ 

Coal,  storing  in  or  near  subsistence  storehouses,  1154. 

Instructions  as  to  use  on  guns  and  carriages,  839. 


INDEX.  357 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 
Oil— Continued. 

Mineral,  sale  for  benefit  of  company  fund,  770. 

Mosquitoes,  destruction,  964. 

Neat's-foot,  supply  for  shoe  dressing,  1448. 

Removal  of,  from  small  arms  for  inspection,  42(i. 
Optical  Instruments: 

Storage  and  care,  1248. 
Orderlies: 

Arms  and  equipments  for,  398,  399. 

Commanding  officer's,  how  selected,  809. 

Mounted.    (See  Mounted  Orderlies,  p.  351.) 

Not  servants  in  sense  of  R.  S.  1232,  1142. 

Permanent,  prohibited,  809. 

Recruiting  stations,  1412,  1418. 

Room  or  lavatory,  extra  pay  from  company  fund,  7G1. 
Orders: 

Criticisms  of,  in  inspection  reports,  112. 

Division  or  department,  in  companies  or  regiments  upon  being  relieved,  1.37o. 

Embarkation,  to  designate  commanding  officer  of  troops,  500. 

Expenditure  of  money,  199,  1057. 

Field,  instruction  in  preparation  of,  79,  895. 

Inspections- 
Copies  of,  to  whom  furnished  by  inspectors  general,  Ifi,  20. 
Economical  plan,  135. 
Mileage  involved,  35,  39,  40. 
Recruiting  stations,  auxiliary,  1407. 
To  be  made  known  by  inspectors  to  whom,  19. 
Written,  to  be  given  inspectors,  34. 

Inspectors  general  may  give,  when,  21. 

Inventory  and  inspection  reports,  approval  to  be  indorsed  on  each  copy,  278. 

Investigations- 
Copies  of,  to  whom  furnished  by  inspectors  general,  16.  '  ' 
Mileage  involved,  35,  39,  40. 

Marine  Corps,  method  of  communication,  953,  956. 

Money.    (See  Money  Orders,  p.  350.) 
Ordnance  and  Fortiflcation: 

Board  of,  608. 
Ordnance  and  Ordnance  Stores: 

Arm  chests,  1261,  1262. 

Arm  racks- 
Issue,  1261. 
Not  to  be  taken  by  troops  changing  station,  1263. 

Badges  issued,  how  dropped,  559. 

Bandoleers,  care,  value,  disposition,  etc.,  1254. 

Barrels,  powder,  empty  metallic,  care  and  disposition,  1251. 

Bayonet,  accounted  for  separately,  1258. 

Blanco,  issue  for  remarking  equipments,  449.  "*^^'^' 

Boxes- 
Powder,  markings  on,  1255. 
Small-arms  ammunition,  care,  value,  etc.,  1254.  ']  ' 

Cases,  ammunition,  empty,  care,  disposition,  etc.,  1250,  1252-1255. 

Chief  ordnance  officer  of  a  division  to  keep  a  set  of  equipments,  420. 


SfB  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Ordnance  and  Ordnance  Stores— Continued.  O 

Classification  for  accountability,  1257. 

Cleaning  and  preserving  material,  care  and  storage,  1195. 

Cleaning  rod  for  rifle,  accounted  for  separately,  1258. 

Condemned,  issued  to  Soldiers'  Homes,  1272. 

Equipments,  personal  and  horse,  repair  in  organizations,  330. 

Excess  in  organizations,  33. 

Expendable  articles,  559,  1260. 

Horse  equipments.    (See  Horse  Equipments,  p.  314.) 

Insignia  issued,  how  dropped,  559. 

Inspection  and  repair  of,  issued  to— 
Field  Artillery,  72,  73,  842. 
Militia- 
Coast  Artillery,  841. 
Field  Artillery,  842. 

Inspection  for  condemnation.    (See  Inspection  of  Property  for  Condemnation 
p.  322.) 

Inspectors,  special,  to  condemn,  appointments  restricted,  255. 

Inventory  and  Inspection  Reports- 
Authority  for  turning  in,  335. 
(See  Inventory  and  Inspection  Reports,  p.  338.) 

Invoices  of,  turned  in,  preparation,  etc.,  1270. 

Issued  to  colleges,  inspection.for  condemnation,  341. 

Issue  of  obsolete  or  condemned,  to  Soldiers'  Homes,  1272. 

Machine-gun  platoons- 
Accountable  officer,  1259. 
To  take,  on  change  of  station,  1264. 

Manufactures,  appropriations,  182. 

Marking.    (See  Marking,  p.  345.)  ,,, 

Material  used  in  manufactures,  appropriations,  182. 

Medals  issued,  how  dropped,  559. 

Obsolete- 
Issue  to  Soldiers'  Homes,  1272. 

Parts  of  seacoast  armament,  replaced,  disposition,  1266. 
Sale  without  prior  condemnation,  1273. 

Primers,  fired,  care  and  disposition,  1252.  ,v 

Proceeds  of  sales  of—  j^^,  ^^^ 

Serviceable,  178.  ..,^  ^-iinnbio'^bit*  - 

Useless,  178.  ,,....,  ^ 

Protector  caps,  care  and  disposition,  1253.  . , ,  ^. 

Regulations  for  inspection  of,  for  condemnation,  247. 

Repairs,  72,  73,  335,  841,  842. 

Requisitions- 
Emergency,  survey  of  those  to  be  replaced,  1490. 
Instructions  relative  to,  1071,  1250,  1490. 
Scrutiny  by  commanders,  1071. 

Sale  of,  to— 

Officers  of  Navy  and  Marine  Corps,  958. 
Red  Cross,  348. 

Scrap,  how  treated  and  valued  at  arsenals,  1271.  .     /•; 

Serviceable,  not  to  be  condemned  because  unsightly  or  bid' pattern,  273i  328,  339. 

"Small  arms"  defined,  337.  .  ■  .  '  •     ;   .,    >^.  ,.■ ,-,. 

Subtarget-gun  machine,  not  td  be  tefken  on  change  of  Sta!tl6n,  1263.  '  '  ' 


INDEX.  869 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Ordnance  and  Ordnance  Stores— Continued. 

Survey  of— 

Horse  equipments  issued  to  mounted  officers,  1497.  ,  ,J^^»4 

Preparation  and  execution  of  reports,  etc.,  1488.  ,  j 

Unserviceable,  when  emergency  requisition  is  submitted  for,  1490.       , ,,  j  e, » i 
With  view  to  destruction,  1485-1488.  i 

Targets,  iron,  gallery  practice,  not  to  be  taken  on  change  of  station,  1263. 

Transfer  of  permanently  emplaced,  856. 

Turning  in  to  depot  or  arsenal- 
Horse  collars,  steel,  Field  Artillery,  for  rezmcing,  12G8. 
Obsolete  parts  of  seacoast  armament,  replaced,  1266. 
Preparation  of  invoices,  verification  of  articles,  etc.,  1270. 
Serviceable  surplus,  1267. 
Without  action  of  inspector,  335. 

Unserviceable,  condemnation  and  sale,  245. 

Worn  but  serviceable,  issue  and  reissue,  1265. 

(See  Arms  and  Equipments,  p.  250;  Guns  and  Carriages,  p.  311;  and  Public 
Property,  p.  374.) 
Ordnance  Department: 

Detail  of  line  officers  to,  493,  603. 

Enlisted  strength,  483. 

Expendable  articles,  559,  1260. 

Financial  operations,  instructions  governing,  234. 

Fortifications- 
Fire-control  equipment,  type  1909,  furnished  by,  692. 
Supplies  furnished  by,  723(c). 

Inspection  and  repair  by,  of  materiel  issued  to  the  Artillery,  72,  73,  841,  842. 

Inspection  of  armament,  seacoast  posts,  64. 

Officers,  rank  of  detailed,  474. 

Organization,  474. 

Records,  1391-1394.  ,  , 

Ordnance  Detachments:  .^ 

Arms  and  equipments,  110(c). 

General  noncommissioned  staff  includes  noncommissioned  officers  of,  986. 

Inspection,  110  (c). 
Ordnance  Officer: 

Inspections- 
Armament,  seacoast  post,  64. 
By  Artillery  district,  62. 

Powder  book  kept  by,  1392. 

Records,  kept  by  Artillery  district,  1393, 1394. 
Ordnance  Repair  Shops: 

Fortifications- 
Buildings  provided  by  Quartermaster's  Department,  723(c). 
Machines,  tools,  etc.,  supplied  by  Ordnance  Department,  723(c). 
Ordnance  Sergeant: 

Member  of  post  noncommissioned  staff,  985. 

(See  Noncommissioned  Officers,  p.  352.) 
Organization.    (See  Army,  p.  253). 
Original  Packages: 

Opening,  procedure  in  case  of  shortage,  etc.,  364, 1205. 
Ornaments: 

Cap  and  collar,  change  of  station,  1225.  ,j^ 

Hat  and  cap,  inspection  for  condemnation,  Philippines  Division,  297.      ,  .^^ 


360  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 
"Out  of  Commission:" 

Term,  defined  as  to  seacoast  })atteries,  832. 
"Out  of  Service:" 

Term,  defined  as  to  seacoast  batteries,  832. 
Ontpost  Duty: 

Field  training,  895. 
Outside  Influence: 

Officers  forbidden  to  use,  for  advancement,  detail,  etc.,  1012. 
Outstanding  Theclvs: 

Lists—  '^ 

Closing  statements,  241.  ' 

Inspection  money  accounts,  142,  241,  242. 
Three  full  fiscal  years- 
Procedure  for  payment,  156. 
Report  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Treasury,  155. 
Ovens: 

Subsistence  property- 
Inspection  for  condemnation,  308. 

Post  bakeries,  1037.  '*■ 

Overcoats: 

Army  transports,  for  use  of  enlisted  passengers,  513. 
Fur  and  blanket  lined,  care  of,  95. 

Prison,  retention  by  military  convicts  when  released,  1121. 
Pacific    Brancli,   United   States    Military  Prison.    {See  United  States  Military 

Prison,  p.  417.) 
Pack: 

Infantry  equipment,  new,  395. 
Packages: 

Ammunition,  blank,  opening,  364. 

Empty,  accumulations  at  depots,  etc.,  now  disposed  of,  1198,  1199. 
Public  property  opened  for  the  first  time,  procedure,  1205. 
Subsistence  stores  issued  or  sold,  title  to,  1200.  * ' 

Packing: 

Cavalry  saddle  at  signal  "To  horse,"  4l8. 

Company  and  regimental  property,  explosives,  matches,  (>tc.,  1228. 
Garrison  training,  894.  ■ '  * ' 

Money  allowance  for  l)aggage,  565. 
Pack  Outfits: 

Machine-gun  platoons,  400.  ' 

Pack  Trains: 

Inspection  of,  79. 

Instructions  relative  to,  1528.  '  * 

Organization,  1528. 
Paint:  ] 

Guns  and  carriages,  removal  of  old,  847,  849,  850. 

Olive-drab,  formula  for  mixing,  1638.  '^ " 

Painting: 

Buildings,  inclosures,  etc.,  at  national  cemeteries,  974. 

Fortification  slopes  and  visible  armament,  for  concealmpnt,  721.  .  '  J 

IxKJkers,  standard  color,  1236. 

Projectiles,  356. 

Seacoast  guns  and  carriages,  845-847,  849-851. 

Splashing  of  ])arbette  guns  and  carriages  for  concealment,  851. 


Wagons,  ollv&-drab,  1538. 


tell 


INDEX.  361 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Parade:  a*m\u*l 

Coast  Artillery  posts,  802.  "' 

(See  Dress  Parade,  p.  293.) 
Pass: 

Inspection  of  dress  of  enlisted  men,  1563. 
Recruiting  parties,  1413. 
Passengers.    (See  Army  Transports,  p.  25 
Passing  of  Obstacles: 

Field  training,  895.  .-....,  .., 

Patroling: 

Field  training,  895.  ■  Auisiji.  \a 

Inspection  of  post,  79.  .(•CI   ■ 

Paulins: 

Seacoast  guns,  winter  protection,  853. 
Pay: 

Army,  increased,  law,  497.  -i -  •.  -  -../ . 

Dental  Corps,  law,  673.  ^a  elToqenBiJ  no  *:< 

Deserters'  debts  to  company  fund,  772.  ; 

Enlisted  men,  rates,  1399. 

Forfeiture  of,  to  reimburse  company  or  post  exchange  funds,  etc.,  735. 
Increase  of,  soliciting  by  officers  or  employees,  651. 
Philippine  Scouts- 
Enlisted  men,  1021.  'i 
Sanitary  privates,  additional,  1021. 
SuliaUem  officers,  natives,  1018. 
Retired  officers  assigned  to  active  duty,  etc.,  1436. 
Stoppages- 
Alimony,  230. ' 
Debts,  private,  230. 
Indebtedness  to  United  States,  230. 
Of  additional,  in  case  of  unsatisfactory  private  mount,  81. 
To  reimburse  companj^  or  post  exchange  funds,  etc.,  735. 
Veterinarians  of  Cavalry  and  Field  Artillery,  1572,  1573. 
Pay  Department: 

Detail  of  line  officers  to,  493.  ,«l 

Organization,  474. 
Paymasters: 

Check  books,  kept  ready  for  inspection,  163.  '/i 

Check  stul)s,  data  to  be  entered  on,  152,  153. 

Collections,  deposit  of,  148.  *1 

Inspection  of  money  accounts,  138,  139,  142,  153,  163. 

Records,  1385.  >1 

Soldiers'  deposits,  deposit  of,  148. 
Paymasters'  Clerks:  *l 

Board,  appointment  of,  614. 

Pay,  allowances,  retirement,  etc.,  474.  -^l 

Payments:  -f"! 

Cash,  authorized,  when,  189,  228. 
Checks- 
Drawn  prior  to  the  death,  resignation,  or  removal  of  the  drawer,  228. 
Official,  to  be  used  in  making,  154. 

Personal,  acceptance  in  making,  216.  ,i(/i 

Customs  duties  on  imported  public  property,  228. 


362  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Payments— Continued. 
Employees- 
Discharged  and  not  paid  for  lack  of  funds,  procedure,  197.  ^^_) 
Drawing  and  indorsing  checks  for,  144.  :-;-n1 
Fractions  of  a  cent,  193.                                                                                ,    rl 
Monthly,  when  last  day  of  month  falls  on  Sunday  or  holiday,  200. 
Partial,  analysis  of  balance,  213,  217.  r 
Pressing  obligations,  from  any  balance,  183.                                                         .^ 
Purchases  made  abroad,  198. 

Receipts—  'f 

Advance  of  actual,  prohibited,  185. 
Cash,  185,  189,  190. 

Check,  185,  186.  ,  „  s 

Salaries  in  cash,  228.  j    -uc •>.>;,•;-•. 

Semimonthly,  employees  of  Quartermaster's  Department,  649.  .  ^^'i 

Time,  rules  for  computation  of,  194.  ■.'.,:  ■,:„-,  <* 

Troops  on  transports  sailing  via  Suez  Canal,  527. 
Pay  KoUs: 

Preparation,  of  Quartermaster's  Department,  232. 
Soldiers'  barber,  billiard  and  pool  debts,  767. 
Stoppages  on,  reimbursement  of  company  fund,  limit,  773. 
Typewriter,  use  in  preparing,  1326.  ::ii4 

Penalties: 

Applicants  for  enlistment  fraudulently  procuring  transportation  or  subsistence, 

1403. 
Disclosure  of  national  defense  secrets,  1279. 

Places  of  amusement  discriminating  against  persons  wearing  the  unifonn,  1280. 
Purchasing  or  receiving  in  pledge  public  property,  1282. 
Records,  destroying  or  carrying  away,  1330. 
Trespassing  upon  military  reservations,  fortifications,  etc.,  1281. 
(See  Public  Moneys,  p.  372. ) 
Penalty  Envelopes: 

Penalty  clause  may  be  written  or  printed,  1329. 

Use  by  post  exchange,  1098, 1099.  i  ■>«!  v  k'| 

Pencils: 

Colored,  use  in  inspection  of  money  accounts,  142(  p). 

Indelible,  use  in  records,  1327.  'I 

Pensions: 

Furnishing  information  as  a  basis  for,  65S. 
Pent  Houses: 

Coast  Artillery  material,  852. 
Perfection  Tartfct  Spotter: 

Issue  of,  407. 
Periodicals: 

Recruiting  stations,  allowance,  1409. 
Personal  Reports: 
Inspectors  general- 
Absent  with  leave,  detached,  etc.,  14. 
Arrival  at  station,  12. 
Before  leaving  on  tours,  1(». 
Monthly,  13. 
Post  nonoommissioned  staff,  987,  902. 

ran'.) 


INDEX,  363 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Philippine  Constabuiary: 

Colonel  of  (captain  of  Cavalry),  status  on  Army  transports,  303. 
Philippine  Government: 

Transportation  on  Army  transports  for  members  and  employees,  etc.,  536. 
Philippine  Islands: 

Bureau  of  Science,  transfer  of  condemned  animals  to,  lisu. 
(See  Philippines  Division,  below.) 
Philippine  Scouts: 
Bands,  volunteer- 
Authorized,  570,  1015. 
Musical  instruments,  570. 
Companies,  strength,  1016. 
Enlisted  men- 
Arms  and  equipments,  393, 1025.  [ni  ,}u  j^ii; 
Clothing,  allowance,  and  articles  prescribed,  1023, 1024. 
Discharge,  purchase,  681. 
Pay,  1021. 
Rations,  1022. 

Sanitary  privates,  additional  pay,  1021. 
Ice,  873. 
Officers— 

Appointment- 
Board,  promotion  and,  of,  600. 
Noncommissioned  officers,  competitive  test,  1020. 
Who  are  eligible  for,  1019. 
Captain,  office  created,  1017. 
Horse  equipments,  issue  to  majors  of,  382. 
Subalterns,  natives,  pay  and  allowances,  1018. 
Organization,  1013, 1014.  .  -nhl'l 

Signal  outfits,  471-473. 
Philippines  Division: 

Civilian  employees,  transfer,  tour  of  duty,  etc.,  642.  ; 

Defense  board,  609. 

Disbursing  officers,  funds  in  i)ersonal  possession,  227. 
Diseases,  prevention  by  morality  and  temperance,  687. 
Subsistence  sales  list,  1475. 
Tour  of  service- 
Civilian  employees,  642. 
Staff  officers,  1458. 
Troops,  498. 
Transports,  interisland,  instructions,  541,  542. 
Photographs: 

Coast  defenses,  722. 

National  defenses,  penalty  for  making,  etc.,  1279. 
Physical  Condition: 

Officers,  to  be  kept  fit  for  active  operations,  1026. 
(See  Physical  Examinations  and  Tests  of  Officers,  below.) 
Physical  Drill.    (See  Athletics,  p.  258.) 
Physical  Examination: 

Applicants  for  enlistment,  1399. 
Physical  Examinations  and  Tests  of  Officers: 

Annual,  to  determine  fitness  of  field  officers  for  active  operations,  1023-1035. 
General  officers  excused  from  taking  annual  physical  examination,  1031. 


§6l  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Physical  Examinations  and  Tests  of  Officers— Continued. 

Junior  oflicers,  annual  reports  on  physical  condition,  etc.,  1029, 1030. 

Private  mounts,  use  in  taking  riding  tests,  1035.  '• 

l^romotion  of  captains  of  the  line,  1027. 

Side  arms  will  not  be  worn  while  taking  tests,  1034.  ; ' ' 

Staff  officers,  1032, 1033. 
Physical  Fitness:  .,v/i6k.Ai  tyi. 

Field  officers,  82.  :>'^  .1 

Picket  Pin:  i     i 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  330. 
Picnic  Grounds: 

National  cemeteries  not  to  be  used  as,  968.  '  '«1  .fltsfljni 

Pies: 

Baking  of,  in  post  bakeries,  1040. 
Pilln^: 

Projectiles,  350. 
Pistol: 

Bestniction  on  inventory  and  inspection  report,  proliibited ,  337. 

Worn  in  the  field  instead  of  the  saber,  by  whom ,  373, 387. 

(See  Revolvers,  p.  392;  and  Small  Arms,  p.  400.)  'i 

Pits:  1  » 

Mortar- 
Lettering,  708. 
Stencils  for  marking,  723(c). 
Places: 

Assignment  of  certain ,  for  inspection ,  135. 

Inspection  by  or  under  direction  of  division  commander  of,  at  which  officers 
and  enlisted  men  are  on  duty,  08. 
Plans:  s^-n.) 

Domestic  or  foreign  territory,  containing  military  information,  952. 

National  defense  secrets,  i)enalty  for  taking,  1279.  ;<l 

Plates: 

Dinner  and  soup,  for  use  of  troops  on  transports,  516. 
Plotters: 

Coast  Artillery  Corps,  number  rated,  496. 
Plotting?  Boards: 

Fortifications,  supplied  by  Ordnance  Department,  723(c). 
Plumblnt^: 

Buildings,  seacoast  posts,  723(d). 

Changes  or  extensions  of  systems,  1578. 

I'ost  bakeries,  1030.  ,. 

Police: 

Army  transports,  status  of  Navy  and  Marine  Corps,  956. 

Bakeries,  1048. 

Property  issued  for  post,  1235. 

Recruits  at  depot  posts,  control  in  matters  of,  1423.  ' '' 

Stables,  facilities  for,  1.534. 
PoIlKhlnfi:  Material:  ' 

Equipments,  harness,  etc.,  450.  i'8 

Pollllcal  Activity:  "'I 

Civilian  employees,  <)50. 
P(»mical  Contributions:  iTJifltO  lo 

Civilian  employees,  etc.,  650.        ■  '  i  <•  "I'' 

War  Department  circular  on,  to  b^  ^p<6Sted,  660. 


INDEX.  m 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  uot  otherwise  indicated.] 

Political  Meetings: 

Bauds,  playing  at,  508. 
P<»lo  Kqulpment: 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  TWO. 
Poncho: 

Slicker  prescribed  for  mounted  troops,  instead  of,  384. 
Pool  Table  Attendant: 

Extra  pay  from  company  fund,  700. 
Pool  Tables: 

Company,  7(30,  766,  767. 
Portable  Gas  Cooker.    (See  Coolcing  Equipment,  p.  28.3.) 
Porto  Rico: 

Disbursing  officers,  funds  in  personal  possession,  227. 
Porto  Rico  Ref?lment  oflnfantry: 

Board,  appointment  and  promotion  of  officers,  599. 

Enlisted  strength,  483,  484. 

Organization,  474. 

Post:  ■;!/ 

Definition  of  military,  by  Supreme  Court,  959.  „,fl 

Postage  Stamps: 

Military  convicts,  1123. 
Post  Bakeries: 

Accountability  system,  1046. 

Bake  ovens  and  apparatus,  by  Subsistence  Departiwut,  1037. 

Bakers,  personal  cleanliness,  1048. 

Bread- 
Baking  outside  of,  1038, 1039. 

EnUsted  men  messing  separately,  purchase,  etc.,  1047. 
Loaves,  weight  of,  1041, 1045. 
Product  of  100  pounds  of  flour,  1044. 
Sale,  regulations,  1041-104.'5. 

Brushes,  scrubbing,  allowance,  1049. 

Building,  plumbing,  heating,  etc.,  by  Quartermaster's  Depw:t#^^!*|,,lp3e. 

Empty  flour  sacks  and  barrels,  sale,  737.  , 

Equipment  for  various  sized  posts,  1037.  ^ 

Funds.    (See  Funds,  p.  306.) 

Mops,  allowance,  1049. 
T      Pies,  cakes,  baking  by,  1040. 

Police,  1048. 

Records,  1355. 
Post  Commander: 

Accounts,  fund,  examination  and  inspection  by,  778,  793, 1050. 

Arms  and  equipments- 
Having  and  wearing  as  prescribed,  1072. 
Inspection  and  verification,  1070, 1071. 

Assistance,  facilities,  etc.,  for  inspectors,  29. 

Baggage  to  be  taken  by  troops  on  marches,  562. 

Claims,  soUciting  at  post,  prevention,  ()58. 

Commissary  delegating  his  duties  to  comuiissary  sergeant,  988, 1066, 1480, 

Contracts,  scrutiny,  1064. 

Correspondence- 
Communications,  forwarding,  duties,  1345. 
Reduction  of,  by  interviews,  1052, 1358. 


366  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 
Post  Commander— Continued. 

Councils  of  administration,  approval  of  proceedings,  1058. 

Defenses,  condition,  1050. 

Destruction  of  property  contrary  to  opinion  of  surveying  oflBcer,  1487 

Disbursements,  duties  of,  1064.  jim'I 

Drills  and  instruction,  1050-1062. 

Expenditures,  rigid  economy,  1064.  i .  h>'1 

Fuel,  forage,  and  straw,  quarterly  verification  by  quartermaster,  1220. 

General  officer  as,  may  delegate  certain  duties,  59, 1053. 

Ice,  allowance  for  issue  fixed  by,  866. 

Ice  machine,  personal  attention  to  management,  1065.       •  ■■■♦•■*<">  >*£•>  ')!(li;jiu'I 

Inspections—  soi-ilJI  ojiol 

Accounts—  '•  •    ■  ■"  ^■i'.-.r.:'.  ■■■  X 

Company  fund,  778.  im.'I 

Hospital  fund,  793. 

Officers  in  charge  of  funds  (examination),  1050. 
Ambulances,  litters,  etc.,  monthly,  1059. 

Arms  and  equipments,  1070, 1071.  ;Ito'I 

Buildings—  .o  noflinftiWl 

Annual,  60, 1061.  -    -rtr^oT 

New  construction,  631, 1060. 
Command,  monthly,  58, 1050.  t'J 

Field  ranges  issued  to  organizations,  459. 
Hospital,  guardhouse,  etc.,  frequent  visits,  69. 
Officers'  mounts,  1069. 
Telegraph  offices,  1008. 
Uniforms,  1070. 

Irregularities  and  deficiencies  reported  by  inspectors- 
Correction  by,  124. 
Report  of  remedial  action  by,  124, 128, 129. 

Kitchen  utensils,  supervision  and  care,  1056. 

Military  reservation,  use  by  militia,  1276. 

Mining  casemate,  installation,  1469. 

Morning  report,  signing,  etc.,  1055. 

Mounted  organizations  to  be  provided  with  facilities  for  hauling  and  police,  1534. 

Officers- 
Death,  report,  1054. 
Incapacitated,  report  to  inspectors,  83. 
Physical  condition  for  active  service,  duties  of,  1026. 

Officers'  mounts  for  which  additional  pay  is  drawn- 
Inspection,  test,  etc.,  1069. 
Tyi)es,  suitable  mount,  1069. 
Unsuitable,  1069. 

Orderly  for,  how  selected,  80fc. 

Orders,  expenditure  of  money,  issued  by,  199, 1057. 

Tost  exchange,  sale  of  intoxicating  liquors,  1100. 

Prisoners- 
Escape  of,  investigation  and  report  by,  1118. 
Officer  in  charge,  detail,  1117. 
Responsibility  for  security,  1116. 

Public  horses,  use  for  pleasure  as  driving,  etc.,  1162, 

Public  interests  to  be  guarded  by,  1064. 


INDEX.  367 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Post  Commander— Continued. 

Public  property- 
Care  and  preservation,  1050. 
Destruction  of  worthless,  surveyed,  1485-1487. 
Security,  1050, 1063. 

Quartermaster's  supplies- 
Inventory  at  least  once  a  year,  10G2. 
Unserviceable,  turning  in  by  organizations  before  survey,  1498. 

Quarters,  condition,  1050. 

Ration  returns,  period  for  which  made,  1294. 

Rations  appropriate  for  the  particular  service  to  be  determined  by,  1293. 

Reconnaissance  equipment,  duties  as  to  supply  and  instruction,  438. 

Recruit  depot  posts,  command  of  recruits,  1423. 

Regulations,  enforcement,  1050. 

Requisitions,  ordnance  equipments,  1071. 

Routine  matters,  disposal  by  interviews,  1052, 1358. 

Signal  Corps  men,  inspection  of  offices,  etc.,  1008. 

Staff,  1456, 1457. 

Subsistence  stores- 
Inventory,  monthly,  1062, 1237. 
Sales  and  delivery,  regulations,  1067. 

Swimming,  men  and  horses,  928,  929. 

Tableware,  care,  supervision,  etc.,  1056, 1505. 

Target  ranges,  use  by  militia,  1276. 

Telegraphic  code,  custody  test,  care,  fete,  1068. 

Tentage  allowance,  fixed  by,  when,  1517. 

Uniforms,  responsibilities  as  to  having,  wearing,  inspections,  etc.,  1070,  lOV^. 

Visits  to  hospital,  guardhouse,  etc.,  by,  59. 

Vouchers,  scrutiny,  1064. 
Post  Commissary  Sergeant: 

Commissary  not  to  devolve  his  duties  upon,  988, 1066, 1480. 

Member  of  post  noncommissioned  staff,  985. 

(See  Noncommissioned  Officers,  p.  352.) 
Posters : 

Recruiting  stations,  1405. 
Post  Exchange: 

Accounts,  open,  keeping  with  individuals,  1082. 

Agent  for  private  laundry,  1091. 

Attendants,  1074. 

Bread,  sale  to,  1042. 

Brooms,  corn,  issue  to,  1104. 

Cash  register,  1094. 

Company  exchanges  prohibited,  765. 

Contracts  made  by,  not  binding  on  United  States,  1085. 

Council,  738. 

Coupon-book  system  of  extending  credit,  1093. 

Debts  of  defaulters,  deduction  from  company's  share  of  profits,  774. 

Employees,  access  to  cash,  1074. 

Exchange  officer— 

Cashbook,  keeping,  etc.,  1074, 1075, 1076. 
Cash  transactions,  attending  to,  1074, 1075. 
Compensation  for  services  as,  not  authorized,  1088. 
Duties  and  responsibilities,  1074, 1075. 


368  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated  ] 

Post  Exchange— Continued. 
Features,  1090. 
Funds- 
Cash,  care  of,  1074. 
Depositing  in  bank,  731, 1078. 
Expenditures- 
Cash  register,  1094. 

Compensation  to  exchange  officer  for  his  services,  unauthorized,  1088. 
Cost  of  bonding  exchange  steward ,  1087.  .  ; 

Expenses  of  a  visiting  baseball  team,  1083.  , t 

Expert  auditor,  unauthorized,  1081.  ; 

Prizes  for  athletic  sports ,  932 .  : . 

Volunteer  bands,  1084. 
Inspection,  etc.,  740, 1050. 

Interest,  paying  to,  or  -eceiving  from,  an  organization,  108O. 
Loaning, 732, 1079. 
Loss,  procedure,  739. 
Misapplication,  1077. 
Stoppage  of  pay,  to  reimburse,  735 
Taking  away  from  post,  731. 
Transferring,  731. 
Goods,  carrying  of  shoes,  bicycles,  etc.,  on  consignment,  1092. 
"Intoxicating  liquors,"  1100.  p'|- 

Laundries,  946.  ,i;'r 

Legislation,  anticanteen,  to  have  a  fair  trial,  1101.  i  .q 

Membership,  1103.  i  /!• 

Mops,  issue  to,  1104. 
Penalty  envelopes,  use,  1098, 1099. 
Profits,  payment  to  volunteer  bands,  1084. 
Property  of,  shipment- 
Public  expense,  unauthorized,  1096. 
United  States  to  Manila,  1096. 
Records,  1074, 1075,  1076. 
Recruit  depot,  to  establish  barber  shop,  1433. 
Regulations,  general,  governing,  1073. 
Services  to  Government  authorized,  when,  1097. 
Soldiers'  debts,  774, 1089. 
Steward- 
Cost  of  bonding,  payment,  1087. 
Daily  report,  1075, 1076. 
Subsistence  stores—  _,di,   oj  » 

Purchase  at  cost  price,  etc.,  1095, 1478.  "    , 

Sale  without  profit,  by,  1095.  ;.,7  .[}-,iidu\.rui  v 

Tax  on  dogs,  collection  not  authorized,  1086. 
Post  Laundries.    (See  Laundries,  p.  342.) 

Post  Nonooni missioned  Staff.    (See  Noncommissioned  Officers,  p.  352.) 
Post  Quartermaster  Sersoant: 

Mem])er  of  post  noncommissioned  staff,  98.') 

(See  Noncommissioned  Officers,  p.  352.)  .x^i 

Posts: 

Claims,  soliciting  at,  prohibited,  5.'i8. 

Commanding  officer.    (See  Post  Commander,  p.  .3(W5. ) 


INDEX.  869 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Posts— Continued .  n  ? 

Inspections — 

Artillery  inspection  of  Coast  Artillery,  75. 
By  Inspector  General,  41. 
By  post  commander,  58. 
Special,  of,  41. 
Ungarrisoned,  44. 

(See  Inspection  of  a  Garrisoned  Post,  p.  319;  and  Ungarrisoned  Post,  p.  415.) 
Lighting,  from  fortification  electric  plants,  712. 
Military,  naming  buildings,  streets,  posts,  etc.,  634. 
Militia  officers  not  to  command  Regular  Army,  960. 
Records,  1354-1359, 1398(6),  (c). 
Post  Schools: 
Children,  886. 

Enlisted  men—  -.V" 

Common  branches —  '.siiudiJUA  i^Witei ,' 

Attendance,  884,  885.  ■    ,w| 

Regulations,  884. 

School  teacher,  extra-duty  pay,  884.  ' 

Noncommissioned  officers,  military  subjects,  882. 
Post  Treasurer: 

Money  accounts,  inspection,  141. 
Poach: 

First-aid,  marking,  448. 
Powder: 

Defective,  special  report  to  Chief  of  Ordnance,  355. 
Instructions  and  information  relative  to,  355. 
Storing  in  or  near  subsistence  storehouse,  1154. 
Powder  Book: 

Seacoast  fort,  1392. 
Powder  Hoists: 

Instructions  for  maintenance  of  10-inch  and  12-inch,  844. 
Power: 

Fire-control  purposes,  furnished  by  Engineer  Department,  723(o). 
Proceeds  of  sales  of  surplus,  172. 
Power  Plants: 
Fortifications- 
Central,  supplies  for,  723(a)  and  (d). 
Post  lighting,  712. 

Power  circuits,  danger  in  installing,  706.  > 

Records  of  history  and  operations,  1390.  t'j 

Supplies  for,  furnished  by  Ordnance  Department,  723(c). 
Transfer,  change,  increase  of  load,  etc.,  710,  711. 
Practice  Firing: 

Range  and  field,  894,  895. 
Practice  Marches: 

Coast  Artillery  Corps,  897. 
Field  training,  895. 
Mobile  troops,  897. 
Officers  failing  to  march,  etc.,  898. 
Tentage,  allowance  for,  1517. 
Predlcters: 

Fortifications,  supplied  by  Ordnance  Department,  723(c). 
12969°— 12 24 


370  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Prediction  Scales:  -I't 

Fortifications,  supplied  by  Ordnance  Department,  723(c).  :  i '  i 

Presents: 

Contributions  for,  1106. 

Receiving  and  giving  of,  by  officers  and  employees,  1106. 
Price: 

"Cost  price"  of  subsistence  stores  defined,  1479. 
Property,  reduced,  purchase  by  interested  officers,  1203. 
Subsistence  sales  stores,  reduction  of,  by  survey,  1499. 
Primers: 

Drill,  allowance,  when  to  be  used,  etc.,  351. 
Fired,  care  and  disposition  of,  1252. 
Inspection  of,  at  Coast  Artillery  drill,  107. 
Obturating,  friction,  directions  for  pulling,  831. 
Printing: 

Letter  headings,  matter  authorized,  1328. 
Printing  Press: 

Purchase  from  band  fund.  Coast  Artillery  Corps,  744. 
Prisoners: 

Arms  and  ammunition  for  guarding,  403. 
Awaiting  trial  or  result  of  trial- 
Confined,  how,  1109. 

Drill,  1110. 

Summary  court  cases,  1112. 

Work,  1110. 
Bunks  for,  1122. 

Designation  and  classification,  1107. 

Escape  of,  investigation  and  report  by  commanding  officer,  1118. 
Insjjection  of  military,  in  United  States  penitentiary,  41. 
Military  convicts- 
Clothing  list,  1120.  "    • 

Confinement  with  other  prisoners,  1111. 

Overcoats,  when  released,  1121. 

Postage  stamps  for,  1123. 

Records,  posts,  1356. 

Regulations  for  government  at  posts,  1108. 

Stationery  for,  1123. 

Tailors'  utensils,  etc.,  1125. 

Toilet  articles,  etc.,  1124. 

Trial- 
Offense  committed  when  a  soldier,  1126. 
Statute  of  limitations,  escaped,  1127.'  ^w*«i*Ji"  . '^  i  i' 

Uniform  clothing,  wearing,  etc.,  1119.  '  '»-tl»-»tti4 

Officer  in  charge  of,  detail,  1117. 

Overseer  of,  detail,  1117.  ""''^ 

Paroling,  1114, 1115. 
Probation  of  garrison,  1113. 
Security  of,  responsibility  for,  1116. 
Working  of,  and  assignment  to  work,  etc.,  1110, 1114, 1115. 
Private  Property: 
Boards  on— 

Claims  for  damages  from  military  operations,  etc.,  626,  659. 

Lost  in  the  service,  627. 


INDEX.  371 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Private  Property— Continued.  •>)  il 

Deceased  members  of  Soldiers'  Home  who  leave  no  heirs,  etc.,  disposition,  1455. 
Officers'  mounts.    (See  Horses,  p.  314.) 
Reimbursement- 
Officers'  or  enlisted  men's,  lost  or  destroyed  in  the  military  service,  1146-1149. 
Officers',  shipped  on  Government  bill  of  lading,  lost  or  destroyed,  1150. 
Soldier's  clothing  after  his  discharge,  1145.  ; 

Stored  and  unclaimed  for  over  three  years,  1151. 

Survey—  ,.  in'I 

Damaged  from  military  operations,  1501.  \i 

Loss  or  damage,  shipped  on  Government  bill  of  lading,  1502. 
Prizes: 

Athletic  sports,  post-exchange  funds,  932. 
Rifle  competitors,  purchase  from  company  funds,  75C. 
Problems: 

Insi)ection  of  troops,  79. 
Proceeds  of  Sales: 

Available  for  disbursement- 
Medical  supplies,  177.  ^(illiii'l  ,eoiJ' 
Ordnance  property,  178.  .nti    ry*-    > 
Quartermaster's  stores,  171. 
Subsistence  supplies,  175, 176. 
Books,  library,  180. 
Deposit  of— 

Not  available  for  disbursement,  rules,  169.  ,.i 

Pending  payment  of  expenses  of  sales,  168. 
Electric  light  and  power,  surplus,  172. 
Empty  sacks,  barrels,  scrap,  etc.,  170,  737, 1198, 1200. 
Expenses  of  sales,  166-168. 
Ice,  surplus,  172. 

Laundry  work,  for  other  branches  of  the  Government ,  17j. 
Manure,  174,  949. 

Ordnance  stores,  serviceable  and  useless,  178. 

Private  property  unclaimed  for  over  three  years,  1151.  ^ 

Public  property  transferred,  179.  * 

Regulations  governing,  165-180,  737, 1151. 
"Slush"  funds,  170. 

Typewriters,  exchange  of  old  for  new,  173. 
Projectiles: 

Cleaning,  marking,  painting,  piling,  etc.,  356.  •; 

Dummy,  prevention  of  sticking,  358. 
Steel,  use  in  target  practice  or  other  firings,  357. 
Projects: 

By  which  money  will  accrue,  730. 
Promotion.    (See  Boards  of  Officers,  p.  263.) 
Proof- Firinc: 

Guns  and  carriages,  before  use  by  Coast  Artillery,  824. 
Property.    (See  Company  Property,  p.  281;  Private  Property,  above;  Public  Prop- 
erty, p.  374;  and  Regimental  Property,  p.  388.) 
Property  Accounts: 

Quartermaster's  Department,  1217. 
Protection  Against  Fires: 

Buildings  and  property,  1152, 1154. 

Chemical  extinguishers,  distribution,  recharging,  etc.,  1155. 


372  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 
Protection  Ajjalnst  Fires— Continued . 

Inflammable  articles,  storing,  1154. 

Stables,  fires  prohibited,  1153. 

Subsistence  storehouses,  1154. 
Protector  Caps: 

Care  and  disposition,  1253. 
Proving?  Ground: 

Inspection  of,  by  whom  and  how  often  made,  41. 
Public  Animals: 

Allowances,  troops  in  the  field,  1160. 

Assigned  to  organizations- 
Sale,  without  action  of  inspector,  prohibited;  exception,  281. 
Turning  in  without  action  of  inspector,  prohibited,  281. 

Assignment  to  riders  or  drivers,  1170. 

Branding,  1169. 

Care  and  treatment,  1175. 

Condemned- 
Branding  I.  C,  1169. 
Transfer  to  Bureau  of  Science,  Philippine  Islands,  1180. 

Destruction,  authorized,  when,  281, 1179. 

Die  of  sickness,  how  dropped,  1179. 

Feeding  three  times  a  day,  1175. 

Horses.    (See  Horses,  p.  314.) 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  280-283. 

Inventory  and  inspection  reports,  259,  279-283. 

Killed,  to  prevent  contagion  or  terminate  suffering,  how  dropped,  1179. 

Mallein  treatment,  1178. 

National  cemeteries,  care,  975,  980. 

Stolen,  procedure,  1212. 

Transfer  from  one  branch  to  another,  1173. 

Watering  three  times  a  day,  1175. 
Pabllcation.s: 

Confidential,  13o8. 

WAr  Department- 
Books  of  instruction  for  personal  use  of  officers,  1183. 
List  of,  for  issue  to  the  miUtia,  1184. 

Loaning  to  officers  from  War  Department  and  General  Staff  libraries,  1182. 
Requests  for,  to  whom  addressed,  1181. 
Use  of  words  "material"  and  "matfiriel,"  in,  1185. 
Public  Buildln&rs.  (See  Buildings,  p.  266.) 
Public  -Moneys: 

Accounts.    (See  Accounts  and  Accounts  Current,  p.  247.) 

Appropriation.    (See  Appropriations,  p.  250.) 

Balances- 
Analyses,  213-216,  220. 
Cash— 

,,       Iledcposit,  disbursement,  etc.,  228. 
M'"     '•'mit  Transfer  of,  upon  rebonding,  20i. 

Verification  of,  before  witnesses,  215,  216. 
Payment  of  pressing  obligations  from  any,  183 

Depositaries- 
Authorized  for,  228. 
Distribution  of  deposits  between,  239. 
(See  Depositaries,  p.  287.) 


INDEX.  37» 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Public  Moneys— Continued. 
Deposits- 
Depositary  accounts  to  be  designated  on,  205. 

Distribution  of,  between  depositaries,  239. 

Miscellaneous  receipts,  169,  170. 

Moneys  received  not  available  for  disbursement,  169. 

Penalty  for  failure  to  make,  according  to  law,  228. 

Proceeds  of  sales,  169,  170. 

Rebonding,  204. 

Receipts  for,  form,  228. 

Regulations  of  Treasury  Department  governing,  228. 

"Slush"  funds,  170. 

To  be  made— 

Promptly,  222,  223. 
Within  30  days,  222. 
Disbursement  of  undeposited,  authorized,  when,  223,  228 
Disbursing  officers.    (See  Disbursing  Officers,  p.  289.) 
Embezzlement,  228. 
Expenditures- 
Duties  of  inspectors  general,  8. 

Economy  in,  67,  1064. 

Orders,  involving,  199,  1057. 
Fiscal  year.    (See  Fiscal  Year,  p.  303.)  i 

Inspection  of  money  accounts.    (See  Inspection  of  Money  Accounts,  p.  321.) 
Insurance  of,  prohibited,  211. 
Invoice  of,  transferred,  notations,  187. 
Loss  of  subsistence  funds,  survey,  1500. 
Lost  or  misapplied,  relief  of  accountable  officer,  229. 
Orders,  involving  expenditure,  199,  1057. 

Ordnance  Department,  instructions  governing  financial  operations,  234. 
Payments.    (See  Payments,  p.  361.) 
Penalties  for—  .,.,..,.   ,.  . 

Embezzlement,  228.  ■■  rn^jnaup  To  «ia»B /  'A 

Failure  to  deposit  according  to  law,  228.  ;  r  /. 

Falsification  of  accounts,  making  false  reports,  etc.,  231. 

Loaning,  etc.,  228. 

Using,  contrary  to  law,  228. 
Personal  possession  of  disbursing  officers- 
Alaska,  227. 

Authority  of— 
Law,  228. 

Secretary  of  Treasury,  228.  " 

Secretary  of  War,  223-228.  •[' 

Commissaries,  223-225.  • ' 

Cuba,  227. 

District  of  Columbia,  228. 

Mine  planters,  subsistence,  226. 

Philippine  Islands,  227.  i  > 

Porto  Rico,  227.  '■' 

Recruiting  officers,  224. 

Transport  commissaries,  225. 
Post  commander's  examination  of  accounts,  1050. 
Proceeds  of  sales.    (See  Proceeds  of  Sales,  p.  371.) 
Property,  transferred,  receipts  from,  179. 


874  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Public  Moneys— Continued. 

Receipts- 
Advance  of  actual  payment,  prohibited,  185. 
Blank,  prohibited,  185. 
Cash  transferred,  187. 
Form- 
Cash  payments,  190. 
Deposits,  228. 
Payments- 
Cash,  185, 189, 190. 
Check,  185,  186. 

Reports  and  records,  falsification,  etc.,  231. 

"Slush"  funds,  170. 

Subsistence  funds,  survey  on  loss,  1500. 

Transfer  of— 

Cash,  receipts,  187. 

From  one  depositary  to  another,  240. 

Invoice,  notations  on,  187. 

Rebonding,  204,  l :' -^ 

To  successor,  206, 

Unauthorized  use  of,  228. 

Vouchers,    (See  Vouchers,  p.  418.) 
Public  Property: 

Accountable  officer- 
Arms  and  equipments  of  machine-gun  platoons,  1259. 
Board  in  case  of  death  of,  605. 
Detachment  of,  1187, 
Issues,  sui)erintendence,  1192. 
Keys  of  storerooms  or  chests,  1193. 
Quartermaster,  inventory  at  least  once  a  year,  1219. 
Repairs  and  means  therefor,  1194. 

Accountability  and  responsibility,  general  regulations,  1186, 

Accountability  system  of  Quartermaster's  Department,  1217, 

Arm  chests- 
Care  and  disposition,  1262, 
Responsibility  for  not  having,  in  case  of  loss  of  small  arms,  1261. 

Arm  racks- 
Issue,  1261. 
Not  to  be  taken  by  troops  changing  station,  1263. 

Band  instruments.    (See  Band  Instruments,  p.  259.) 

Bandoleers,  care,  value,  disposition,  etc.,  1254. 

Barrels.    (See  Barrels,  p.  260.) 

Bayonet,  accounted  for  separately,  1258. 

Boxes.    (See  Boxes,  p.  265.) 

Branding  of  movable,  1196. 

Cases,  ammunition,    (See  Cases,  p.  269.) 

Cleaning  and  preserving  material,  storage  and  care,  1195. 

Cleaning  rod  for  rifle,  accounted  for  separately,  1258. 

Company  commander's  responsibility  for,  can  not  be  transferred  to  enlisted  men, 
1188. 

Condemnation  and  sale  when  inexpedient  to  transport,  249-251. 

Condemned.    (See  Condemned  Property,  p.  282.) 

Congress,  power  of,  relative  to,  243, 


INDEX.  87» 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Public  Property— Continued. 

Crates.    (See  Crates,  p.  286.) 
Damaged,  procedure,  etc. — 

Civihan  employee's  fault  or  neglect,  1210. 

Common  carrier's  hands,  1213. 

Enlisted  man's  fault  or  neglect,  1208. 

Officer's  fault  or  neglect,  1207. 

Packages  opened  for  the  first  time,  1205. 

Store,  1205. 

Surveying  officer's  action  on,  by  whom  and  when  requested,  1503. 

Unavoidable  causes,  1206. 

Upon  receipt,  1205. 
Defect  in,  upon  receipt,  1205. 
Destroyed— 

Military  service,  1211. 

Surveying  officer's  action,  by  whom  and  when  requested,  1503. 

Unavoidable  causes,  1206. 
Destruction- 
Unsalable,  on  survey  report,  1485-1487. 

Worthless,  inspected  and  condemned,  275. 
Division  commander's  duties  as  to  care,  expenditure,  etc.,  67. 
Embezzled  by  a  civilian  employee,  1210. 
Empty  barrels,  scrap,  etc.,  accumulations  at  depots,  arsenals  and  forts,  how 

disposed  of,  1198, 1199. 
Engineer  property,  expendable,  1247.    (See  Engineer  Property,  p.  296.) 
Enhsted  men,  accountability  and  responsibihty,  1188, 1189. 
Excess  or  surplus,  inspection  for  condemnation,  248,  251. 
Exchange  of,  with  manufacturers,  1231. 
Expendable- 
Engineer  property,  1247. 

Medical  supplies,  1244.  ■/ 

Ordnance,  559, 1260. 

Signal  property,  1274.  .'. 

Submarine  mine,  1463, 1464.  ;^ 

Subsistence  property,  1238, 1239. 
Expended  in  the  military  service,  1211 
Expenditures- 
Duties  of  inspectors  general,  8. 

Economy,  67,  1064. 
Fires,  protection  against,  1152-1155. 
Forage,  quarterly  verification,  1220. 
Found,  unaccounted  for,  procedure,  1190. 
Fuel,  quarterly  verification,  1220. 
Guard  and  police  purposes,  1235. 
Guns  and  carriages.    (See  Guns  and  Carriages,  p.  311.) 
Hose,  garden  and  fire,  care,  1234. 
Imported,  payment  of  customs  duties,  228. 
Inexpedient  to  transport,,  may  be  condemned  and  sold,  249-251. 
Injury  or  destruction  by  trespassers,  penalty,  1281. 
Inspection  for  condemnation.    (See  Inspection  of  Property  for  Condemnation, 

p.  322.) 
Inspectors  general,  general  duties  relative  to,  8. 
Insurance  of,  prohibited,  211. 


87e  INDEX. 

I  Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Public  Property— Continued. 
Inventory- 
Quartermaster  supplies,  at  least  once  a  year,  1062, 1219. 

Subsistence  stores,  monthly,  1237. 
Inventory  and  inspection  reports.    (See  Inventory  and  Inspection  Reports, 

p.  338.) 
Issues,  superintendence,  1192. 

Jurisdiction  of  the  Comptroller  as  to  fixing  responsibility  for  loss  of,  1214. 
Keys  of  storerooms  or  chests,  precautions,  1193. 
Lead,  jurik:,  signal  property,  disposition,  1275. 
Loans  of,  1215. 

Lockers .    ( See  Lockers ,  p .  344 . ) 

Loss,  jurisdiction  of  the  comptroller  in  fixing  responsibility  for,  1214.       ,■ , 
Lost ,  procedure ,  etc .—  !  ^ . ,  ( j 

Civilian  employees'  fault  or  neglect,  1210. 

Common  carrier's  hands,  1213. 

Desertion,  loss  through,  1209. 

Enlisted  man's  fault  or  neglect,  1208. 

Military  service,  1211. 

Officer's  fault  or  neglect,  1207. 

Packages  opened  for  the  first  time,  missing,  1205. 

Stolen,  1212. 

Store,  1205. 

Surveying  officer's  action  by  whom  and  when  requested,  1503. 

Unavoidable  causes,  1206. 
Machine-gun  platoons  to  take  Ordnance  property  on  change  of  station,  12li4. 
Marking.    (See  Marking,  p.  345.) 

Measuring  instruments,  guaranteed,  1249.  ,f,,  :;.  :\\: 

Medical.    (See  Medical  property,  p.  347.) 
Medical  instrrmients.    (See  Medical  property,  p.  347.)  .-  ,      ,- 
Medical  supplies,  expendable  and  unexpendable  tables,  1244. 
Memorandum  receipts,    (See  Memorandum  Receipts,  p.  348.) 
Metal  turnings,  accumulations,  how  disposed  of,  1198, 1199. 
Missing,  procedure,  1205. 

Musical  instnunents.    (See  Band  Instruments,  p.  259.) 
Noncommissioned  staff,  post,  accountability  for,  1189. 
Obsolete- 
Inspection  for  condemnation,  253. 

Ordnance- 
Issue  to  Soldiers'  Homes,  1272. 

Parts  of  seacoast  armament,  replaced,  disposition,  1266. 
Sale  without  prior  condemdation,  1273. 
Officer  in  charge  of,  board  in  case  of  his  death,  605. 
Optical  instrimients,  storage  and  care,  1248. 
Ordnance  property.    (See  CfUns  and  Carriages,  p.  311;  Ordnance  and  Ordnance 

Stores,  p.  357;  and  Small  Arms,  p.  400.) 
Packing  materials,  crates,  etc.,  care,  1230. 

Post  commander's  responsibility  for  care,  security,  etc.,  of,  1050, 1063. 
Price  reduced,  purchase  by  interested  oflTicers,  1203. 
Primers,  fired,  care  and  disposition,  1252. 
Private  uses,  1197. 

Protector  caps,  care  and  disposition,  1253. 
Public  animals.    (See  Horses,  p.  314;  and  Public  Animals,  p.  372.) 


INDEX.  377 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Public  Propertj  —Continued. 

Purchasing  or  receiving  in  pledge,  penalty,  1282. 

Quartermaster's  supplies.    (See  Quartermaster's  Supplies,  p.  379.) 

Receipts— 

In  blank  for,  prohibited,  1191. 

Memorandum.    (See  Memorandum  Receipts,  p.  348.) 

Quartermaster's  supplies  transferred,  1224. 

Recruit  detachments  leaving  recruit  depot,  1431. 

Refrigerators,  branding,  removal,  returns,  1221. 

Reinspection  of  condemned,  274. 

Repairs- 
Care  and  storage  of  material  for,  1195. 
Responsibility  of  officer  in  charge  for,  1194. 

Requisitions.    (See  Requisitions,  p.  391.) 

Responsibility  and  accountability,  general  regulations,  1186. 

Sacks,  empty.    (See  Sacks,  p.  394.) 

Sale.    (See  Sales,  p.  394.) 

Scrap,  how  treated  at  arsenals,  1271 . 

Serviceable- 
Inexpedient  to  transport,  may  be  condemned  and  sold,  249-251. 
Inspector's  criticisms  of  old  pattern  in  use,  100. 
Surplus  or  excess,  condemnation  and  sale,  248,  251. 
Worn,  shabby  or  old  pattern,  not  to  be  condemned,  273,  328. 

Shortage  discovered,  1205. 

Signal  Corps,  enlisted  men  accountable  for,  1009,  1189. 

Signal  property,  expendable,  1274.    (See  Signal  Property,  p.  400.) 

Small  arms.    (See  Small  Arms,  p.  400.) 

Stolen,  procedure,  1209, 1210, 1212. 

Straw,  quarterly  verification,  1220. 

Submarine  mine  property.    (See  Submarine  Mining,  p.  404.) 

Subposts,  coast  artillery,  care  of,  717. 

Subsistence  supplies.    (See  Subsistence  Supplies,  p.  405.) 

Subtarget  gun  machines,  not  to  be  taken  on  change  of  station,  1263. 

Surplus- 
Inspection  for  condemnation,  248,  251. 
Not  borne  on  the  returns,  33,  1190 

Targets,  iron,  for  gallery  practice,  not  to  be  taken  on  change  of  station,  1263. 

Telescope  cases,  possession  of  enlisted  men,  1226. 

Telescopic  sights,  storage  and  care,  1248. 

Tentage.    (See  Tentage,  p.  410.) 

Transfer— 

From  one  bureau  or  department  to  another,  179. 
Subsistence  supplies,  179. 
To  successor,  206. 

Transportation.    (See  Transportation,  p.  413.)  d 

Troops  changing  station—  I 

Not  to  take  certain — 

Ordnance  property,  1263. 
Quartermaster's  supplies,  1225. 
Subsistence  property  (to  Philippines),  1240. 
To  take  certain- 
Ordnance  property,  1264. 
Quartermaster's  supplies,  1225. 


87^  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Pablic  Property— Continued. 

Turned  in  to  depot,  may  be  destroyed  or  broken  up,  when,  272. 
Turning  in  to  depot- 
Authority  of  head  of  department,  271. 

Philippines  Division,  271. 
Typewriters,  exchange  of  old  for  new,  1231. 
Unaccounted  for,  procedure  when  found,  1190. 
Unserviceable- 
All,  to  be  inspected  during  tours,  256. 

Classification  of,  with  reference  to  its  disposition,  257. 

Donation  of,  through  action  of  Inspector  General's  Department,  276. 

Inspection  or  survey,  law,  244. 

Inspectors  to  act  on,  during  any  visit,  32. 

Survey  of,  before  inspection,  when  and  when  not  necessary,  257,  262. 

To  be  presented  to  inspectors  upon  visits,  258. 

(See  Inspection  of  Property  for  Condemnation,  p.  322.) 

(See  Surveying  Officer,  p.  408.) 
"Unsuitable,"  as  used  in  Revised  Stat.,  1241,  definition  and  di^oaitiw,  248-251, 

253.  -<«d«Krf'n'>8 

Use  by  the  militia,  1276.  ^rrrt  ni  'mfhoqr-'.TT 

Verification- 
Fuel,  forage,  and  straw,  quarterly,  1220. 

Medical  property,  annual,  1242. 

Quartermaster's  supplies,  inventory  at  least  once  a  year,  1219. 

Subsistence  stores,  monthly  inventory,  1237. 
Waste  products,  empty  barrels,  etc.,  disposition  of,  1198, 1199. 
Worn  but  serviceable  ordnance  property,  issue  and  reissue,  1265. 
Punishments: 

Enlisted  men— 

By  company  commander  without  trial,  1278. 

Limits  of,  1277. 
Offenses  committed  on  transports,  531,  532. 
Penalties- 
Applicants  for  enlistment  fraudulently  procuring  transportation  or  sub- 
sistence, 1403. 

Disclosure  of  national-defense  secrets,  1279. 

Places  of  amusement  discriminating  against  persons  wearing  the  uniform, 
1280. 

Purchasing,  or  receiving  in  pledge,  public  property,  1282. 

Records,  destroying  or  carrying  away,  1330. 

Trespassing  on  reservations,  fortifications,  etc.,  1281.  .aj»»Jtw  i 

(See  Public  Moneys,  p.  372.)  -  T*^tf^fnT 

Purchases: 

Abroad,  how  paid,  198. 

Arsenal  or  depot,  inquiry  by  inspectors  general,  UO{g). 

Disbursing  officers,  interest  in,  208. 

Discharges,  by  enlisted  men,  681. 

Food  and  drugs  standard,  69. 

From  persons  in  the  military  service,  210,  666,  667. 

rses— 

Breeding  purposes,  1165. 

Gray  or  white,  prohibited,  1166. 

Mounted  srvice,  1165. 

Open  market,  1165, 1168. 


Il^DE*;  379 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Parchases— Continued . 

Quartermaster's  suppHes,  instructions,  233. 

Regulations  and  instructions,  661,  662. 

Vouchers,  data  to  be  given  on,  195. 

(See  Contracts,  p.  282.)  >*  ' 

Pure  Food  Law.    (See  Food  and  Drugs  Act,  p.  304.)  ■   ' 

Quartermaster  General: 

Band  instruments,  authority  of,  for  alterations,  1223. 

Depots,  for  storage  of  condemned  blankets  and  clothing,  designated  by,  295, 296. 

Notification  of  proposed  inspection  of,  to  be  sent  to,  36. 

Typewriters,  authority  of,  for  submission  to  an  inspector,  305. 

(See  Chiefs  of  Bureaus,  p.  273.) 
<iuarter  masters: 

Animals,  assignment  to  driver  or  rider,  1170. 

Army  transports- 
Inspection  in  absence  of  regular  inspector,  46. 
Passengers,  conduct  of  first  class,  responsibility.  51 1. 
Philippine  interisland,  relieved  by  agents,  542. 
Reports  of  arrival  and  departure  of  transport,  506. 
Status  with  reference  to  commanding  officer  of  troops,  509.  ^ ' 

Wireless-telegraph  plants,  control,  510.  •"■ 

Business  methods  of,  31.  - 

Cash  book,  instructions  for  keeping,  232. 

Constructing,  control  of  employees,  645. 

Fuel,  forage,  and  straw,  quarterly  verification,  1220. 

Lockers,  wall,  branding,  removal,  returns,  1221. 

Money  accounts,  inspection,  141, 142.  ' 

Money  papers,  instructions  for  preparation,  232. 

National  cemeteries  assigned  to,  list,  965. 

Public  buildings—  -      ■ 

Inspection—  -  .n'. 

About  to  be  occupied,  allotted,  or  vacated,  61.  '"^-^  *"  ''^'^' 
Annual,  60, 1061. 

Records,  1379,  1380. 

Refrigerators,  branding,  removal,  returns,  1221.  n   i  .i  m.  ;,. 

Samples—  fsj  ylqqiia  ■< 

Cloth  and  braid  for  guidance  of  officers,  1555. 
Garments  for  "trying  on"  of  soldiers'  uniforms,  1566. 

Supplies,  inventory  at  least  once  a  year,  1219. 

Tableware  of  each  outgoing  organization  to  be  kept  separately  by,  1504. 

Transportation  in  the  field,  responsibility  for  condition,  1530. 
<Juartermaster's  Department: 

Business  methods  of  officers  of,  31. 

Detail  of  line  officers  to,  493. 

Fortifications- 
Electric  plants,  use  for  lighting  posts  by,  712. 
Supplies  furnished  by,  72Z{d). 

Officers'  private  mounts,  sale  to,  and  purchase  from,  1130. 

Organization,  474. 

Property  accountability  system,  1217. 

Semimonthly  payment  of  employees,  649, 
-Quartermaster's  Supplies: 

Accountability  system,  1217. 

Allowance  for  troops  in  the  field,  456. 


3S0r  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Qnartermaster's  Supplies— Continued. 

Band  instruments,  unserviceable,  to  be  surveyed,  291, 1494. 

Bicycles,  issue,  580. 

Boxes,  packing,  dimensions,  etc.,  1229. 

Clothing  infected  with  contagious  disease,  survey,  1485. 

Colors,  standards,  and  guidons,  unserviceable,  silken,  to  be  surveyed,  300, 1496. 

Cuspidors  for  buildings  used  by  enlisted  men,  1233. 

Equipments  for  field,  456. 

Excess  of  needs,  condenination  and  sale,  246,  248,  251. 

Fortifications,  articles  supplied,  723(a),  (c),  (d),  724. 

Furniture,  heavy,  for  officers'  quarters,  1286. 

Guard  and  police  purposes,  1235. 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  291-306. 

Inventory  at  least  once  a  year,  1062, 1219. 

Memorandum  receipts,  1217. 

Odd  articles,  as  shoes,  gloves,  and  leggings,  how  disposed  of,  298. 

Packing  boxes  for,  dimensions,  weight,  etc.,  1229. 

Proceeds  of  sales  of  serviceable,  171. 

Procurement  of,  instructions  governing,  233. 

Receipts  covering  transfers  of,  1224. 

Requisitions,  instructions,  1232. 

Stock  to  be  kept  at  posts  and  stations,  1218. 

Tableware,  302,  303, 1504-1506. 

Telescope  cases,  possession  of  enlisted  men,  1226. 

Tentage.    (See  Tentage,  p.  410.) 

Transfers,  method,  1217. 

Transportation,  means  of.    (See  Transportation,  p.  413.) 

Troops  changmg  station- 
Not  to  take  certain,  1225. 
To  take  certain,  1225. 

Typewriters- 
Authority  of  Quartermaster  General  for  submission  to  an  inspector,  305. 
Exchange  of  old  for  new,  1231. 

Unserviceable,  turning  in  to  quartermaster  by  organizations  before  survey,  1498. 

Verification  of  fuel,  forage,  and  straw,  quarterly,  1220. 

Veterinary  supply  table,  1576. 
Quarters: 

Allowance  of  rooms  for  officers,  1285. 

Appropriations  for,  construed,  629. 

Bachelor  officers,  assignment,  1283. 

Commutation  of,  for  recniiting  parties,  1414. 

Construction  of  officers',  restrictions  in  cost,  1287.  ^* 

Contract  surgeons  and  acting  dental  surgeons,  1284. 

Enlisted  men- 
Lease  at  place  from  which  absent  on  furlough  or  temporary  duty,  1291. 
Lodgings  at  place  of  temporary  detached  service,  1290. 
Noncommissioned  stall,  assignment,  1289. 
Recruiting  parties  living  out  of,  1414. 

Furniture,  heavy,  for  ofTicers,  1286. 

Machine-gun  platoons,  1288. 
Quicklime: 

Storing  in  or  near  subsistence  storehouses,  1154. 


INDEX.  881 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Railroads:  ■  H 

Land-grant  and  bond-aided,  list,  1292. 
Public  property  lost  or  damaged  in  hands  of,  1213. 
(See  Private  Property,  p.  370.) 
Bamps: 

Fortifications,  repair,  723(a). 
Range  Boards: 

Fortifications  supplied  by  Ordnance  Department,  723(c), 
(See  Time  Range  Board,  p.  411.) 
Range  Finders: 

Fortifications  supplied  by  Ordnance  Department,  723(c). 
Instruction  in  use  of,  to  be  inquired  into  by  inspectors,  79. 
Machine-gun  platoons.  400. 
Transfer  of  permanently  emplaced,  856. 
Weldon,  issue  to  companies  and  troops,  408. 
Range  Rods: 

Fortifications,  supplied  by  Ordnance  Department,  723(c). 
Ranges.    (See  Cooking  Equipment,  p.  283.) 
Range  Tables: 

Fortifications,  supplied  by  Ordnance  Department,  723(c). 
Ration  and  Savings  Account.    (See  Rations,  below.) 
Rations: 

Accumulations,  prevention  of  loss,  1310. 

Appropriate  for  particular  service  to  be  determined  by  the  commanding  officer, 

1293. 
Bartering  of  articles  purchased  or  drawn,  1.309. 
Beef,  fresh,  sale  or  exchange  by  organizations,  1309. 
Civilian  employees —  ;:■'::■;;.' 

How  rationed,  etc.,  1301.  '    •-!    •       •    ;» 

On  tugs,  lighters,  launches,  etc.,  1307. 
Commutation- 
Enlisted  men- 
Army  and  Navy  General  Hospital  duty,  1303. 
Coffee  money,  1304. 

Mine  planters,  1303.  .;  ..' 

Organized  Militia,  duty,  1303.  "'•>?H 

Sick  in  hospital,  1303, 1305. 
Female  Nurse  Corps,  1303,  1305. 
Regulations,  1303-1305. 
Component  articles  and  their  equivalents,  table,  1295. 
Emergency,  1297. 
Filipmo,  1022. 
Haversack,  1022, 129C. 
Hospital  matrons,  1308. 
Loss,  prevention,  1310. 

Lost  or  destroyed,  reimbursement  of  company  fund,  7(39. 
Marine  Corps,  535,  953. 

Navy,  sick  transferred  to  transport  liospital,  535. 
Noncommissioned  staff,  how  rationed,  etc.,  1299. 
Occasions  for  which  the  different  kinds  are  intended,  1293. 
Ration  and  savings  account — 
Civilian  employees,  1301. 
Company  fund,  receipts  from,  to  be  spent  only  for  food,  7(i4. 


S82  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refor  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Rations— Continued. 

Ration  and  savings  account — Continued. 

Distribution  of  savings  to  i)ersons  messing  separately- 
Civilian  employees,  1299,  1301. 
Enlisted  men,  1299. 

Payment  must  be  made  by  organization  commander,  1299. 
System,  value  of  ration,  etc.,  1298-1301. 
Reserve,  renewal,  action  to  be  taken,  1310. 
Return- 
Period  for  which  made,  1294.  ;H 
To  include  all  enlisted  men  belonging  to  the  organization,  1299. 
Selling  of  articles  purchased  or  drawn,  1309. 
Supply  to  be  carried  on  trans-Pacific  transports,  1311. 
Raw  Material: 

Inspection  of,  used  by  contractors,  662. 
Receipts:  ,  -,?oaa 

Blank  checks  transferred,  160, 162.  lo'l 

Civilian  employees'  traveling  expenses,  648.  ,JI 

Memorandum.    (See  Memorandum  Receipts,  p.  348.)  >l 

Ordnance  property  turned  in,  preparation,  1270 ,  , .     ... ,  .„  , 

Public  moneys—  .     um^A  nvfilislti  bat  notl«a 

Advance  of  actual  payment  prohibited,  185.  :>n<.fJ«JI 

Blank,  prohibited,  185. 
Cash  transferred,  187. 
Form — 

Cash  payments,  190. 
Deposits,  228. 
Pajrments- 

Cash,  185,  189, 190. 
Check,  185, 186. 
Signature,  vouchers,  witnessing,  etc.,  191. 
Public  property,  blank,  prohibited,  1191. 
Quartermaster's  supplies  transferred,  expedition  of,  1224. 
RecoU  Cylinders: 

Care  and  cleaning,  instructions,  835. 
Reccommendations: 

Advancement  of  officers,  outside  influence,  etc.,  1012. 

Commanders  and  superior  officers  to  make,  in  forwarding  communications,  1345. 
Reports  of  inspections.  111,  112, 127,  p.  236. 
Statements  of  irregularities  to  include,  what,  127,  p.  236. 
Reconnaissance  Instnimentss: 
Allowance- 
Organizations  and  posts,  433-437. 
To  be  kept  on  hand  at  all  times,  434,  438. 
Depots  designated  for  turning  in,  322. 
Inspection  for  condemnation,  322. 
Instruction  in  use  of,  438. 
Recontrcs: 

Field  training,  895. 
Record'Card  SyRtem.    (See  Records,  p.  383.) 
Recording  Rifle  Rod  Ootflts: 
Issue  for  instruction,  406. 


INDEXI 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Records: 

Abbreviations  A.  R.  and  R.  S.  to  be  used  in,  1336. 

Acts  of  bravery  or  courage,  testimony  for  completion  of,  1012. 

Ambulance  companies,  1382. 

Artillery  district,  1353. 

Artillery  engineer,  1387-1390. 

Artillery  firing,  1374. 

Band  fund.  Coast  Artillery,  1367. 

Band,  regimental,  1368. 

Battalions,  577,  1369,  1370. 

Cable  book,  1388. 

Chaplain,  1396. 

Coast  Artillery  subposts,  1364. 

Commissary,  1300, 1381. 

Company,  1371-1378. 

Correspondence  book,  1319, 1320, 1327, 1368. 

Dental,  1382. 

Depots,  medical  supply,  1382. 

Descriptive  cards,  public  animals,  1379. 

Descriptive  lists,  1372. 

Destroying  or  carrying  away  public,  1330. 

Destruction  of  certain,  after  five  years,  1377, 1378. 

Disbursing  officer—  luifci.  ii  io  : 

Inspection  of,  137. 

Transfer  to  successor,  206.  ■    ' . 

Document  file,  1319. 
Emplacement  book,  1361-1363. 
Engineer  Department,  1386. 
Falsification  of,  penalty,  231. 
Field  hospitals,  1382. 

Fire-control  installations,  record  of  history  and  operations,  1390. 
Fort  record  book  and  files,  1360. 
Guard  report- 
Instructions  to  inspectors,  97. 

List  of  guard  and  police  property  not  to  be  entered  on,  1235. 
Headquarters,  administrative,  method  of  keeping,  etc.,  1318. 
Historical  record  of  organizations  and  staff  departments,  1376. 
Hospital,  military,  1382. 
Identification,  of  enlisted  men,  1384. 
Indelible  pencil  may  be  used,  when,  1327. 
Information,  furnishing  from— 

Basis  of  claims,  658. 

By  persons  in  the  military  service,  1331. 

Coast  defenses,  what  may  be  given  out,  722. 

National  defense  secrets,  i)enalty,  1279. 

To  Congress,  652,  1332. 
Inks,  colored,  use  in,  1325. 
Inspectors'  duties  as  to  imnecessary  papers,  98. 
Letters-received  book,  discontinued,  1319. 
Letters-sent  book,  discontinued,  1319. 
Ivoaning  of,  for  use  by  courts,  boards,  etc.,  1333. 
Marches,  field  notes,  route  maps  and  journals,  1357. 


Mr  INDEX. 

[  Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated^]) 

Records— Conthiued.  inov»iI 

Medical  Department- 
Ambulance  companies,  1382. 
Dental,  1382. 

Depots,  medical  supply,  1382. 

Documents,  obsolete  and  worthless,  disposition,  1383. 
Field  hospitals,  1382, 
Hospitals,  military,  1382. 
Identification  records  of  enlisted  men,  1384. 
Medical  department  in  the  field,  1382. 

Military  convicts  at  posts,  1356. 

Mining  casemates,  history  and  operations,  1390. 

Morning  report- 
Instructions  to  inspectors,  97. 
Signing  by  jwst  commander,  1055. 

Moss-Dalton  Company,  purchase  from  company  funds,  759. 

National  cemetery,  1397. 

Obsolete  and  worthless  accumulations  of  the  Medical  Department,  1383. 

Office  of  the  Chief  of  Staff,  regulations,  1350. 

Officers'  official,  reconunendations,  outside  influence,  etc.,  1012. 

"  Official  copy"  by  impressed  stamp,  1324. 

Order  file,  1319. 

Orders,  diposition  of  division  and  department,  when  companies  or  regiments  are 
relieved,  1375. 

Ordnance  Department,  1391-1394. 

Ordnance  officers- 
Artillery  district,  1393, 1394. 
Seacoast  fort,  powder  book,  1392.  .": 

Paymaster,  138,  1385.  .  f^ 

Post- 
Books  and  recordis,  1354-1358,  1398(6),  (c). 
Guard  report,  97,  1235. 
Morning  report,  97,  1055. 

Post  bakery,  1355. 

Post  books  for  commanding  officer  of  troops  on  transports,  528. 

Post  exchange,  1074,  1075,  1076. 

Post  laundry,  1379. 

Powder  book,  1392. 

Power  plants,  fortification,  histor}'  and  operations,  1390. 

Prisoners,  1356. 

Quartennaster,  232,  1217,  1379,  1380. 

Record-card  system — 

At  posts,  prescribed  for  post  headquarters  only,  1316. 
Bureaus  of  War  Department,  1312. 
Continuous  if  once  adopted,  1315. 
Headquarters  of— 

Artillery  districts,  1314,  1315.  AaX 

Military  districts,  1314,  1315.  ^^.r' 

Permanent  military  posts,  1313-1316. 
Officers  at  division  and  department  headquarters,  1313, 1315. 
Not  extended  to— 

Depotsof  supply,  1317.  ,,.f,. 

Regimental  headquarters,  1366. 


INDEX.  astf 

[Numbers  refer  to  para,2:raplis  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Records— Continued.  ' ^  •'»■*' 

"Record  of  ordnance  and  ordnance  stores  at  post,"  1394. 

Recruit,  at  garrisoned  jHjsts,  1398  (c). 

Recruit  depot,  1398(a). 

Recnilt  depot  posts,  1398(6). 

Recruiting  stations- 
Auxiliary,  1398(c). 
Main,  1398(d). 

Regimental,  1365,  1366,  1375-1378. 

Retained  papers  relative  to  company  property,  1373.  -"■'    '^ 

Rosters,  1359. 

Searchlight,  history  and  operations,  1390. 

Signal  Corps,  1387,  1395. 

Target  record,  1327. 

Telegraph  oflices,  1395. 

Transfer  to  successor,  206. 

Typewriters,  use  in  preparing  pay  rolls,  final  statements,  etc.,  1326. 

(See  Correspondence,  p.  284.) 
Recruit  Depot  Posts: 

List  of,  1423,  note. 

Records,  1398(&). 

Recruits  at,  control,  etc.,  1423. 
Kecnilt  Depots: 

Applicants  for  enlistment—  f>«'ifl'>-v>ft  o*  rtfrfni- 

Articles  of  War,  reading  to,  544. 

Band,  477,  573. 

Barber  shop  to  be  established  by  post  exchange  at,  1433. 

Board  of  medical  oflicers  on  disabled  soldiers,  621. 

Companies- 
Authorized,  477. 
Noncommissioned  oflicers,  temporary  appointments,  1002. 

Correspondence  between  heads  of  staff  departments  and  officers  on  duty  at,  1348. 

Division  commander's  control,  1422. 

Fort  McDowell,  seaeoast  batteries,  etc.,  attached  to,  1435. 

Fort  Slocum,  seaeoast  batteries,  etc.,  attached  to,  1435. 

Inspection  - 

Assignment,  43,  135. 

By  whom  and  how  often  made,  41,  43,  68. 

liimited,  under  division  commander,  1422. 

Report  of,  addressing  and  forwarding,  68,  118,  119. 

Report  of  remedial  action  on  defects,  etc.,  reported  by  inspectors,  124,  128. 

Seaeoast  batteries  attached  to  certain,  1435. 

(See  Inspection  of  a  Garrisoned  Post,  p.  319.) 

List  of,  1423,  note. 

Records,  1398  («),  1493. 

Recruits- 
Band  musicians,  enlistment,  1426. 
Canvas  bags  for,  leaving,  1429,  , 

Caps  to  be  worn  by,  en  route  to  join  organizations,  1430. 
Civilian  clothing  of  accepted,  disinfection,  1432. 
Clothing  to  be  taken  by,  destined  for  Philippines,  1428. 
12969°— 12 25 


aae  index. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwi;>o  indicated.] 

Recruit  Depots— Continued . 
Recruits— Continued . 
Instruction- 
Colored  recruits  of  no  previous  service  not  to  be  lield  for,  1425. 
Directions  of  Secretary  of  War  relative  to,  1425. 
Organization  for,  1424. 
Public  property  sent  with  detachments  of,  1431. 
Selection  of,  for  engineer  companies,  1427. 
Subsistence  sales  list,  1475. 
Recruiting  Officers.    (See  Recruiting  Stations,  ])elow.) 
Recruiting  Parties.    (See  Recruiting  Stations,  below.) 
Recruiting  Service: 

General  regulations  governing,  1416. 
Recruiting  Stations: 
Applicants  for  enlistment- 
Accepted,  instructions  as  to  forwarding,  1402. 
Articles  of  War,  reading  to,  644. 
Assignment  of,  special,  1401. 
Declined  to  enlist  once  after  acceptance,  1399. 
English  language,  test,  1-399. 
Ex-convicts,  1399. 
Militiamen,  1400. 
Minors,  1399. 

Papers  pertaining  to  accepted,  prompt  forwarding,  1402. 
Physical  examination,  1399. 

Qualifications,  rates  of  pay,  etc.,  1399.  ..  - 

Subsistence  procured  by  fraudulent  application,  1403. 
Transportation- 
Procuring  by  fraudulent  application,  1403. 
Return,  not  to  be  furnished  certain,  1403. 
Uniform  clothing  not  issued  to,  1420. 
Vaccination,  1421. 
Flags,  1405,  1406. 
Inspection- 
Assignment,  135. 
Auxiliary,  1407. 

By  whom  and  how  often  made,  41,  68. 
Instructions  to  inspectors  relative  to,  117,  1406,  1407. 
Meals,  1408. 
Reports- 
Addressing  and  forwarding,  68,  118,  119. 
Preparation,  statistical  data,  etc.,  117. 
Remedial  action  on  defects,  etc.,  124,  128. 
Lodging,  contract,  667. 
Meals- 
Contract  for,  with  wife  of  member  of  party,  666,  667. 
Rebates  prohibited,  668. 
Tickets  unused,  dlspo^tion,  668. 
Newspapers  and  periodicals,  1409. 
Noncommissioned  oflicers  for,  1003. 
Office  hours,  1411. 

Office,  instructions  relative  to  leasing,  facilities,  change  of  location,  etc.,  1416. 
Orderly,  1406,  1412,  1418. 


INDEX.  387 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Recruiting  Stations— Continued . 
Posters,  1405. 
Records- 
Auxiliary,  1398(c). 

Main,  1398  (d),1493. 
Recruiting  officers— 

Cotfee  money,  payment  to  men  ordered  on  journeys,  1304. 

Correspondence  between  heads  of  staff  departments  and,  1348. 

Funds  in  personal  possession,  224. 

Instructions  to  inspectors  relative  to,  1406. 

Report  of  remedial  action  on  defects,  etc.,  reported  by  inspectors,  12^,  128. 

Retired  officers- 
Eligible  for  detail,  1437. 
Not  "required  to  be  mounted,"  1438. 

Uniform,  1418. 
Recruiting  parties- 
Arms  and  equipments,  414,  1404. 

Identification  tag,  410.  ;i 

Instructions  to  inspectors  relative  to,  1406. 

Marriage  of,  permission,  1414. 

Orderly,  1412,  1418. 

Passes,  1413. 

Quarters- 
Commutation  of,  1414. 
Privilege  of  living  out  of,  1414. 

Subsistence  for  men  living  out  of  quarters,  1414. 

Uniform,  1418,  1419. 
Recruiting  service,  general  regulations  governing,  1416. 
Signs,  1405. 

Status  as  "military  station,"  1410. 
Toilet  articles  for,  1417. 
Recruits: 

Articles  of  War,  reading  to,  544. 
Canvas  bags  for,  leaving  recruit  depots,  1429. 
Clothing  for  use  in  traveling  on  transports,  612. 
Command  of,  at  depot  posts,  1423. 
Complaints  as  to  general  unfitness,  92. 

Engineer  companies,  selection,  complaints  as  to  characlf^r,  etc.,  1427. 
Hats,  service,  issue  to,  1430. 
Identification  tag,  41t). 
Instruction  at  recruit  depots,  1424,  1425. 
Rifle,  with  Maxim  silencer,  issued  for  instruction  of,  402. 
Typhoid  prophylactic,  686. 
Red  Cross.    (See  American  National  Red  Cross,  p.  248.) 

Reduction:  , 

Noncommissioned  officers  to  private  prior  to  discharge,  1007. 
Post  noncommissioned  stalT,  990. 
Refrigerators: 

Branding,  removal,  returns,  1221. 
Regiment: 

Articles  of  War,  reading  to,  543. 
Enlisted  strength,  483. 
Fund.    (See  Funds,  p.  306.) 


Vm  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 
Uegiinent — Continued.  ' ' '  '■'•"»'' 

Inspection  by  commander,  monthly,  57. 

Orders,  disposition  of  division  and  department,  upon  relief  of,  1375. 
i^rovisional  for  Coast  Artillery  Corps,  authorized,  486. 
Regimental  records,  1365,  1366,  1375-1378. 
Regimental  Commander:  '  ' 

Communications,  forwardiutj,  duties,  1345!,   "  "*  Utenrje*!  ' 

Diseases,  prevention,  687.  ,    > -''     •  f  it-^v/yi  i,( 

Inspections— 

Command,  monthly,  57.  ' 

Company  fund  ac-cotmts,  778.  ' 

Ordnanceequipmentsof  command,  1071.  ' 

Instruction,  latitude  to  be  given,  899. 
Officers  incapacitated,  report  to  inspector,  l)y,  83. 
Kequisitions,  ordnance  equipments,  1071. 

Staff,  1456.  "KWrt 

Regimental  Fund.    (See  Funds,  p.  306.) 
Regimental  Hospitals: 
Equipment,  442,  443. 
Pitched  once  in  three  months,  442. 
Posts  supplied  with,  list,  442. 
Regimental  Property: 

Musical  instruments,  accoimtabihty,  1222.  —^raiiBUO 

Packing,  explosives,  matches,  etc.,  1228.  '^  it'titfstttmfTTo') 

Regulations: 

Chief  of  Ordnance  can  not  make,  for  inspection  of  ordnance  property  for  condem- 
nation, 247.  ■'"•■'  ■''''  ^ 
Criticisms  of,  in  inspection  reports,  112.                     "mtos  .ooin* 
Officers'  personal  use,  1183. 

Post  commander's  duties  as  to  enforcement  of,  1050. 
Treasury  Department,  relative  to  public  moneys,  228. 
Reimbursement:  '''^ 

Company  fund—  -^'^fi  iO*  naibmn  .wtW  lo  a.; 

Charges  on  pay  rolls,  limit,  773.        ■■■■>■>■■-'- -  :    .     ■    ...» < 

Rations  lost  or  destroyed,  769. 
Stoppage  of  pay,  735. 
Private  proper tj- — 

Officers'  or  enlisted  men's,  lost  or  destroyed  in  the  military  servioe,  114r^l  149. 
Officers',  shipped  on  Government  bill  of  lading,  lost  or  destroyed,  1150. 
Regimental  or  post  exchange  funds,  T)y  stoppage  of  pay,  735. 
Remount  Depots: 

Detachments,  enlisted  strength  and  composition,  479. 
(See  Depots,  p.  288.) 
Reorganization:  .    ,        .  ■/  ,  .  •    « 

Army,  474.  ,^     ,    _ 

Repairs:  t««lt->»l«a 

Arms  and  equipments,  company  kit,  4.'54. 

Band  instruments,  291,  1223. 

Equipments,  personal  and  horse,  in  organizations,  ;i30. 

Fire-control  inslruincnts  issued  by  Ordnance  Department,  840. 

Fortifications.    (See  Fortifications,  p.  304.) 

Guns  and  carriages,  seacoast,  method  for  making,  840. 

Ice  plants,  876. 

Ordnance  material,  issued  lo  ndd  artillery,  72,  73,  842. 


INDEX.  389 

[Numbers  lefor  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.  1 

Repairs— Continued . 

Militia- 
Coast  Artillery,  841. 
Field  Artillery,  842. 

Ordnance  property,  335. 

Public  property  in  use  or  in  store,  1194. 

Roads,  walks,  sewers,  etc.,  at  seacoast  posts,  723(d). 

Shipment  of  ordnance  property  to  arsenals  for,  335,  337. 

Signal  Corps  structures,  of  fire-con tro!  system,  700. 
Repair  Shops.  (See  Ordnance  Repair  Shops,  p.  359.) 
Reports: 

Annual.    (See  Armual  Reports,  p.  249.) 

Army  transports,  arrival  and  departure- 
Commanding  generals,  500. 
Transport  quartermasters,  50(1. . 

Channels  of  forwarding  from  posts,  134.S.  }.^, 

Commanding  officers,  on—  •  Jjrrenon  p-f,n+  -.; 

Buildings,  new,  inspection,  1000. 

Mining  casemate,  when  temporary  installation  is  impracticable,  1469. 
Officers-  .     iM.;  .,n:M;i;.!  ,.;'      i     ■■.  .;.,,.,,! 

Death,  1054.  .    >t)iiilx;'l 

Incapacitated,  to  inspectors,  8-3.  ,,;   r,,  /.,■,,,,  ,,,  -,;,,,  i,,7.-.i 

Private  mounts,  unsuitable,  1009. 
Unable  or  failing  to  take  practice  marches,  898. 
Prisoners,  escape  of,  1118 

Kemcdial  action  on  defects,  etc.,  reported  by  inspectors,  124, 128,  129. 
Troops  on  transports,  505.  .,      -ii    ■^i  ..    .    (ii.:f 

Complaints,  92,  93.  loi  "?jioij)eii(l  •»  2h«s  nno'4 

False,  penalty  for  making,  231.  ._  ,;!,,,     ., ,4 

Field  training  in  the  making  of,  895. 

Infractions  of  the  eight-hour  law,  690. 

Inspection.    (See  Reports  of  Inspections,  below.) 

Inspectors'  duties  relative  to,  unnecessary,  98. 

Inspectors'  separate,  on  general  questions,  112. 

Inventory  and  inspection  reports.  ( See  Inventory  and  Inspection  Reports,  p.  338.) 

Investigations,  25,  26,  130. 

Officers  incapacitated,  83. 

Personal.    (See  Personal  Reports,  p.  362.) 

Practice  marches,  officers  not  marching,  etc-.,  898. 

Surveying  officers.    (See  Surveying  Officer,  p.  408.) 

Verbal,  by  inspector  general,  upon  return  from  tours,  37. 
Reports  of  Inspection: 

Action  on,  by — 

Division  commanders,  118,  121, 123,  124. 
Inspector  General  of  the  Army,  118, 122. 

Army  transports,  40,  47. 

Arsenals- 
Addressing  and  forwarding,  68,  118,  119. 
Statistical  data,  110. 

Bayonet  instruction,  80. 

Boats,  Coast  Artillery,  109. 

Books,  library,  91. 

Buildings,  designation  and  number  to  l>e  given,  114. 


390  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Reports  of  Inspection— Continued.  ,  ,^,  »;(f 

Business  methods—. 

Division  and  department  headquarters,  42. 
Officers  of  Quartermaster's  Department,  31. 

Chief  of  Staff,  submission  to,  US. 

Commendations,  arrangement  in,  111. 

Complaints,  92,  93. 

Conclusions- 
Based,  as  far  as  practicable,  on  ins|!>ector's  own  observations,  117. 
Commands,  efficiency,  discipline  and  instruction.  111.  ..,ii 

Inspector's  own  views  and,  required,  92.  ;  ^jH 

Subjects  for  action  of  higher  authority,  112. 

Depots- 
Addressing  and  forwarding,  68,  118,  119. 
Statistical  data,  110. 

Desertions,  84. 

Division  inspectors  general  to  initial  last  indorsement  on,  when,  130. 

Drills  and  exercises  held  for  inspector,  how  stated  in,  HI,  113. 

Enlisted  men,  how  reported.  111,  pp.  237,  238. 

Equipment,  old  pattern,  serviceable,  criticisms,  100. 

Extracts — 

Favora))le  or  unfavorable  mention  of  officers- 
Channels,  122. 
Who  may  furnish,  121,  122,  123. 

Field  Artillery  instruction,  101,  103. 

Field  officers'  physical  iitness,  82. 

Filed,  where,  118,  131. 

Form  and  "Directions"  for, of  a  garrisoned  post, 111, pp. 235-241. 

Forwarding— 

Channels,  08,  118. 

Directly  to  Inspector  General  of  the  Army,  118,  119. 

Hospital  Corps  drill,  113. 

Hospitals,  general,  addressing  and  forwarding,  118,  119. 

Inspector  general,  division,  to  initial  last  indorsement  on,  when,  130. 

Inventory  and  inspection  reports.  (See  Inventory  and  Inspection  Reports,  p.  338.) 

Irregularities  and  deficiencies- 
Arrangement  of,  in,  111,  pp.  237-241. 
Inspector's  own  views  and  conclusions  required,  when.  92. 
Inspectors  to  personally  investigate  certain,  92. 
Irregularities  to  be  reported  with  strict  impartiality,  S,  22. 
Law,  regulations  or  orders,  criticisms,  112. 

Money  accounts,  111,  124,  128, 137.  ..,-.;         .    .^vfl 

Orders  or  regulations  upon  which  defects,  etc. ,  are  based,  t6  be bHM; -11^. 
To  show  that  statement  of,  has  been  furnished,  125,  p.  241. 
'PriNJal  matter,  how  treated,  12G. 
Unremedied  from  previous  inspection,  111 ,  p.  238,  and  p.  239,  par.  10. 

Law,  criticisms,  112. 

Money  accounts- 
Forwarding,  118,  119,  242. 
Irregularitie.s,  111,  124,  128,  137. 
To  be  sent  to  Congress,  131. 

Morning  and  guard  reports,  97. 

National  cemeteries,  addressing  and  forwarding,  118,  119. 


INDEX.  391 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Reports  of  Inspection— Continued. 

National  Home  for  Disabled  Volunteer  Soldiers,  51. 

Officers- 
Absent,  how  reported,  111,  p.  237. 
Commanders  commended,  names  to  be  given,  115. 
Extracts,  favorable  or  unfavorable,  mention,  121, 122, 123. 
Field,  physical  fitness  for  field  service,  82,  p.  241. 
Incapacitated,  83. 
Private  mounts,  81. 
Riding,  81. 
Unable  to  make  practice  marches,  898. 

Orders,  criticisms,  112. 

Ordnance  property,  excess  or  surplus,  33. 

Pacific  Branch,  United  States,  military  prison- 
Addressing  and  forwarding,  68,  118, 119. 

Posts- 
Channels  for  forwarding,  118. 
Extraneous  sul^jects,  not  to  lie  included  in,  112. 
Garrisoned,  form  and  "Directions"  for.  111,  pp.  235-241. 
Limited  to  the  particular  post  only,  112. 

Preparation  of,  111-117,  125-127;  pp.  235-241. 

Recommendations  in,  111,  112,  127,  p.  230. 

Regulations,  criticisms,  112. 

Recruit  depots — 

Addressing  and  forwarding,  08,  118, 119.  , 

Recruiting  stations—  H 

Addressing  and  forwarding,  (>8,  118.  119.  ,! 

Preparation,  117. 

Return  of  troops,  111,  pp.  237-238. 

Separate,  to  be  made  on  general  questions,  etc.,  112. 

Signaling,  113. 

Soldiers'  Home,  District  of  Columbia,  50.  ., 

Supplies,  old  pattern,  serviceable,  criticisms,  100. 

Telephones,  condition,  where  installed,  etc.,  96.  >^ 

Trivial  matters  to  be  excluded  from,  126. 

Ungarrisoned  posts,  addressing  and  forwarding,  120. 

United  States  Military  Prison  and  branch  - 
Addressing  and  forwarding,  68,  118,  119. 

Verbal,  by  inspectors  general,  upon  return  from  tours,  3f . 
Reports  of  Remedial  Action: 

On  defects  etc.,  reported  by  inspectors- 
Channels  for  forwarding,  124,  129. 
Coast  Artillery  posts,  124, 129. 
Filing,  124. 

Preparing  and  signing,  124, 128. 
Requisitions: 

Blank  forms  to  be  called  for  by  number  and  name,  581. 

Money,  depositary  accounts  to  be  designated  on,  205. 

Quartermaster's  supplies,  1232. 

Ordnance  stores,  1071,  1256,  1490. 
Reservations: 

Claims,  soliciting  on,  prohibited,  658. 

Penalty  for  trespassing  on,  etc.,  1281. 

Use  by  militia,  1276. 


392  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 
Kesistances:  fpH 

Fortifications,  supplied  by  Ordnance  Department,  723(fc').T'^  -^  n.  ' .  ' 
Responsibility.    (See  Public  Propertj^  p.  374.) 
Responsible  Officer:  ,,,-.v,-,  .     .,. 

Insi)ection  of  property  for  condemnation- 
Accompanies  the  inspector,  264. 
Signs  inventory,  261. 

Requests  for  surveying  officer's  action  on  proi)erty,  1503. 
Retired  Noncommissioned  Officers:  •  ; 

Detail  to  educational  institutions,  1011.  ;•■ 

Retired  Officers: 

Articles  of  War,  subject  to,  1439. 

Assignment — 

Active  duty,  positions,  etc.,  1436,  1437. 
Soldiers'  Home,  pay  and  emoluments,  1440. 

Detail  to  educational  institutions,  laws  and  regulations,  1442. 

Militia  inspections,  53. 

Mounts,  status  on  active  duty,  1438. 

Pay  and  allowances,  1436. 

Status  as  to  holding  office  in,  and  receiving  salary  from,  the  National  Home  for 
Disabled  Volunteer  Soldiers,  1441. 
Retirement: 

Paymasters'  clerks,  474. 

Veterinarians  of  Cavalry  and  Field  Artillery,  1572. 
Retiring  Boards.    (See  Boards  of  Officers,  p.  263.) 
Retreat.    (See  Ceremonies,  p.  269.) 
Returns: 

Channels  of  forwarding  from  posts,  1343. 

Manuscript  blank,  prohibited,  when,  582. 

Ration,  1294,  1299. 

Trooiw,  in  reports  of  inspections.  111. 
Reunions: 

Attendance  of  troops  at,  policy  of  War  DejMirtment,  498. 
Revenue-Cutter  Service: 

Transportation  on  Army  transports,  law,  537. 
Review: 

Before  an  inspector,  who  receives,  6.35. 

Drawing  and  returning  sabers  at,  ().36. 

Inspection  of  troops  to  be  preceded  by  a,  76. 

Officers  of  staff  departments,  position  at,  1457.  r*'« 

Position  of  certain  noncommissioned  staff  at,  991. 
Revised  Statutes: 

R.  S.,  as  an  abbreviation  of,  to  be  used,  1336. 

Section  1167,  construed  as  to  regulations  for  inspection  of  property  for  condemna- 
tion, 247. 

Section  1241,  relative  to  condemnation  and  sale  of  unserviceable  property- 
Construed,  245,  246,  248-253. 
Quoted  in  full,  244.  ■  1 

Sections  3620  and  5488,  relative  to  public  moneys,  quoted  ftl  ltffl)inR> 
Revolvers: 

Ambulance  companies,  441.  ''»JI 

Destruction  on  inventory  and  inspection  reports,  prohibited,  337. 

Rebrowning,  etc.,  340. 

Safe-keeping,  1261. 


INDEX.  393 

[Numbers  refor  to  paragraphs  whtm  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Revolvers— Continued. 

Sergeants  and  first  sergeants,  foot  troops,  388,  389. 

Veterinarians  in  the  field,  1572. 

(See  Pistol,  p.  304;  and  Small  Arms,  p.  400.)        ,  ,  . .,    ,.,, 
Kibbons:  oMxaiiqai 

In  lieu  of  medals  and  badges— 

Allowance  for  issue  to  enlisted  men,  550. 
Kinds,  how  worn,  occasions,  etc.,  556. 

Not  to  be  worn  by  suspended  officers  nor  by  certain  prisoners,  657. 
Sale  to  officers,  556. 
Richoi-hets: 

Danger  zones  of,  seacoast  firing,  826.  ,  ] 

Rldin?: 

Encouragement  in,  etc.,  904. 

Tests- 
Annual.    (See  Physical  Examinations  and  Tests  of  Officers,  p.  303.) 
Captains  of  the  line,  for  promotion,  1027. 
Inspection,  81. 
Rifle  Coinpetltors: 

Mess  of,  allotments  from  company  funds,  7(S. 

Prizes  for,  from  company  funds,  756. 
Rifle- Rod  Outfits:  .(m  ittmktttti^bn 

Recording,  issue  for  instruction,  406. 
Rifles: 

Care,  oiling,  cleaning  bore,  etc.,  424-426. 

Destruction  on  inventory  and  inspection  report,  prohibited,  337. 

For  guarding  prisoners,  403. 

Gallery  practice,  allowance,  402. 

How  carried  attached  to  the  saddle,  386. 

Machine-gun  platoons  need  not  carry,  on  drill,  392. 

Magazine,  with  Maxim  silencer,  for  instruction  of  recruits,  402. 

Method  of  testing  to  determine  if  unserviceable,  ;i38. 

Rebrowning,  etc.,  340. 

Safe-keeping,  1261. 

Swimming  and  wall-scaling  exercises,  use  of,  405. 

(See  Small  Arms,  p.  400.) 
River  and  Harbor  Property: 

Army  regulations  applicable  to,  320. 

Insi)ection  for  condemnation  by  Engineer  officers,  319. 

Inventory  and  inspection  reports,  preparation,  318. 

Sale  of,  321. 

Surveying  oflicer  on,  1489. 

Transportation  for  inspectors,  323. 
Rivers  and  Harbors: 

Board  of  Engineers  for,  607.  ,  :ui  ...nn 

Roads: 

Care  of,  at  national  cemeteries,  973.  ;  ..jj.,,,,,  .^, r 

Repair  at  Coast  Artillery  posts,  723(d). 
Rolls: 

Manuscript  blanks  prohibited,  when,  582. 
Rosters: 

Guard,  800. 

Printing,  at  expense  of  Coast  Artillery  band  fund,  744. 

Regulations,  1359.  7 


394  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicateti] 
Rubber  Floor  Cloth: 

Fortifications,  supplied  by  Engineer  Department,  723(a). 
Rubber  Stamps: 

Checks,  preparation  by,  prohibited,  151. 

Purchase  from  company  fund,  749. 
Saber  Attachment: 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  330. 
Saber  Knot: 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  330. 
Sabers:  .    -. 

Barrack  regulations,  453.  •    'ji  .lit 

Destruction  on  inventory  and  inspection  report,  prohibited,  337. 

Drawing  and  returning,  at  reviews,  636.  ■■}{ 

How  carried  attached  to  the  saddle,  386. 

Noncommissioned  staff,  dismounted,  in  the  field,  to  wear  pistol  instead  of,  387. 

Officers- 
Dismounted,  to  wear  pistol  instead  of,  in  field,  373. 
Mounted,  how  carried,  372, 

Post  contests  wi  th ,  905 .  . ; ; 

(See  Small  Arms,  p.  400.) 
Saber  Strap: 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  330.  i ;  j 

Sacks,  Empty: 

Flour,  sale  by  companies,  messes,  etc.,  737. 

Grain- 
Sale  for  benefit  of  troop  fund,  1200. 
Title  to,  forage  sold  an  officer,  1200. 

Subsistence  stores  issued  or  sold,  title  to,  1200. 
Saddle: 

How  packed,  articles  carried,  etc.,  417. 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  330. 

Packing  at  signal  "To  horse,"  418. 
Saddlebags: 

Ammunition  to  be  carried  in,  when  combat  is  imminent,  353. 
Saddle  Blankets: 

Care  of,  419. 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  330. 
Saddlecloths: 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  330 

Officers'  dark-blue,  disposition,  380. 
Saddlers: 

Disrating  prior  to  discharge,  1007, 

Inspection,  efficiency  of  graduates  of  training  school,  79. 

Instruction  of  noncommissioned  officers  as,  878. 

Training  school  for,  877(o). 
Safes: 

Unused,  to  be  opened  by  Inspectors,  139. 
Safety  Attachment: 

Rapid-fire  guns,  adjustment,  830. 
Sailors: 

Certificates  of  discharge  for  service  under  assumed  names,  684. 
Sales: 

Ammunition  to  soldiers  for  hunting,  361. 

Army  transports,  consc^nt  of  Congress,  539. 


INDEX.  395 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragrai)hs  when  uot  otherwise  indicated.] 

Sales— Cent  inued . 

Auction,  bidding  by  military  personnel,  1203,  1204. 

Barrels.    (See  Barrels,  p.  260.) 

Beef,  fresh,  by  organizations,  1309. 

Blankets,  on  inventory  and  inspection  reports,  295. 

Boxes.    (See  Boxes,  p.  265.) 

Clothing,  uniform- 
By  discharged  soldiers,  1145. 
On  inventory  and  inspection  reports,  295. 

Condemned  property- 
Authority— 

Army  Regulations,  1204. 
Law,  243-246,  248-253. 
Medical  journals,  311. 
Medicines,  312. 
Subsistence  stores,  252,  309. 
Suspension,  case  of  low  bids,  1201. 

To  officers,  enlisted  men  or  civilian  employees,  1203,  1204. 
To  responsible  or  interested  officers,  prohibited,  1203. 

Disbursing  officers,  interest  in,  208. 

Electric  light,  surplus,  172. 

Equipments,  personal  and  horse,  on  inventory  and  inspection  reports,  33  ),  note. 

Fuel  for  benefit  of  company  fund,  770. 

Horses,  troop  or  battery,  1174. 

Ice,  surplus,  868,  869. 

Manure  at  posts,  949. 

Medicines,  condemned,  252,  312. 

Oil,  mineral,  for  benefit  of  company  fund,  770. 

Officers'  private  mounts  purchased  from  Quartermaster's  Depart nint,  1136.    ,^ 

Ordnance  proi)erty— 

Obsolete,  without  prior  condemnation,  1273. 
To  officers  of  Navy  and  Marine  Corps,  958. 
To  Red  Cross,  348. 

Personal  and  horse  equipments,  330,  not(\ 
,      Power,  surplus  electric,  172. 

Private  property  unclaimed  for  over  three  years,  11 

Rations,  prohibited,  1309. 

River  and  harbor  property,  321. 

Sacks.    (See  Sacks,  p.  394.) 

Signal  equipments  to  officers,  375. 

Stores- 
Inexpedient  to  transport,  249-251. 
Subsistence — 

Condemned  food,  252,  309. 

Post  commander  regulates.  1067.  ., 

Purchased  or  drawn,  prohibited,  1309. 
To  post  exchanges,  1095. 
Unserviceable,  without  inspection  and  condemnation,  245,  246. 

Waste  products.    (See  Waste  Products,  p.  419.) 
Salt:  .^ 

Allowance  of  rock  for  animals,  1483. 

Officers'  private  mounts,  1134. 


396  INDEX, 

1  Xumbors  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 
SaIut«K: 

Enlisted  men,  to  veterinarians,  1573.    ■ 

Officers  and  men  to  the  flag,  862,  864,  865. 
Sand  Glasses: 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  336. 
Sanitary  Units: 

Tentage,  allowance  for,  1518.  > 

Transportation,  allowance  for,  1525.  ' 

Sanitation: 

Cami)s—  .  <<•  ) 

Latrines,  urinals,  and  odorle^ss  excavators  for,  1580. 
Sanitary  rules  for  selection  of  sites  for,  and  establishment  of,  1580. 
Water,  analysis,  1579. 

Hygiene,  685,  686,  894. 

Prevention  of  contagious  diseases  by- 
Administration  of  typhoid  prophylactic,  686. 
Personal  hygiene,  68."),  686. 

Temperance  and  morality,  especially  in  Tropics,  687. 
Sauerkraut: 

Shipment  on  transport^,  519. 
Savinus: 

Fat,  slush,  etc.,  siibsistence  property  on  transports,  disposition,  1241. 

Lard,  757. 

(See  Rations,  p.  381.)  "''i 

Scabbards:  " - 

Bayonet  and  rifle,  inspection  for  condemnation,  330. 
Scale  Arms: 

Fortifications,  supplied  by  Ordnance  Department,  723(c). 
Scales: 

Commissary,  allowance  for  camps,  4()3. 
School  of  Fire  for  Field  Artillery: 

Regulations  governing.  877(fc). 
School  of  Musketry: 

Regulations  governing,  877(ra). 
Schools.     (See  Garrison  Schools  for  Officers,  p.  309;  Post  Schools,  p.  369;  Service 

Schools,  p.  398.) 
Schools  for  Bakers  and  Cooks: 

Regulations  governing,  877 (f), {I), (m). 
School 'teacher: 

Extra  duty  pay,  884.  '  •■  •■ "  ""o  ..•  ..\,v.c 

Score  Books: 

Bull's-eye,  752.  ■..'■■  cf   t.a,-.. :..■■,,,.::,,  , 

Score  Cards: 

Purchase  from  company  funds,  749. 
Seoutinf^: 

Inspection  of  post,  79. 

Instruction  in,  79. 
Scoots.    (See  Indian  Scouts,  p.  318:  Mounted  Scouts,  361;  and  Philippine  Scouts, 

p.  363.) 
Scrap: 

How  treated  at  arsenals,  1271. 
Scrap  MetalN: 

Accumulations  at  depots,  etc.,  how  disposed  of,  1198,  1199. 


INDEX.  397 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Screens: 

Windows,  etc.,  fire-control  stations,  702. 
Searchllifhts: 

Fortifications- 
Furnished  by  Engineer  Department,  723(a). 
Records  of  history  and  operations,  1390. 
Shelters,  concealment  at,  720. 

Structures,  shutters  or  screens  for  windows,  etc.,  702. 
iSecretary  of  the  Treasury: 

Authority  to  keep  public  moneys  in  personal  po.ssession,  228. 
.Secretary  of  War: 

Clerks  and  me.ssengers  for  inspectors  general,  to  be  assigned  by,  28. 

Disbursing  officers,  authority  to  keep  public  moneys  in  personal  posse.ssion. 

223-228. 
Horses,  maximum  price  for  purchase  in  open  market,  to  be  fixed  by,  llil8. 
Inspections — 

Assignment  of,  not  under  di\ision  commanders,  13.5. 
Certain,  to  be  directed  by,  41. 

Militia,  officers  to  make,  to  be  detailed  by,  53.  -^ 

Money  accounts  of  disbursing  officers—  ' ' 

Frequency  of,  to  be  regulated  by,  134. 
Frequent,  to  be  ordered  by,  131. 
National  Home  for  Disabled  Volunteer  Soldiers,  annual,  to  be  ordered  by,  5i. 
Orders  for,  involving  mileage,  39. 
Inventory  and  inspection  reports,  orders  of,  required  for  approval,  when,  277, 279. 
Investigations  involving  mileage,  orders  for,  39.  ;o  miK  / 

Papers—  •;-<•:'-.'•!  Ji* 

Presenting,  for  signature  of,  instructions,  1351. 
Submitting,  for  action  of,  instructions,  13.52. 
Reports  of  inspections- 
Extracts  of  specially  favorable  or  unfavorable  mention  of  officers  to  be  for- 
warded to,  122. 
Money  accounts  to  be  forwarded  to  Congress  with  annual  report  Wf^iattf?*''  *^ 
Stoppage  of  officers'  pay  by,  2.30.  ''  t '•  i^' 

Unserviceable  property,  regulations  for  inspection  or  survey,  244. 
Seeds: 

Garden,  purchase  from  company  fund,  750. 
Sentences:  ibaw)  lol  ff 

Imposing  tours  of  guard  duty,  810. 
Sentinels: 

Docks,  seacoast  posts,  duties,  812. 
Sergeants:  ii,::.:i!i'jx-:' 

Additional,  to  provide  for  militia  details,  485. 
Sergeants  Major:  ■    ' 

Board,  appointment  in  Coast  .Vrtillery  Corps,  615. 
Servants: 

Enlisted  men  not  to  be  used  as,  by  officers,  1443. 
Orderlies,  messengers,  janitors,  grooms,  etc.,  are  not,  1142. 
Services: 

Contracts  with  persons  in  the  military  service,  for,  210. 
Engagement  of,  in  Quartermaster's  Department,  233. 
Labor  hired,  use  for  private  purposes,  1197. 


398  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Serv  Ices— Continued . 
Personal— 

In  excess  of  legal  allowance,  669. 
Not  paid  for  at  time  of  discharge,  197. 
I'ost  exchange,  to  Government,  1097. 
Voluntary,  acceptance  of,  669. 

Vouchers  to  show  mode  of  engagement  of  nonpersonal,  195. 
Service  Schools: 
Detachments- 
Enlisted  strength  and  composition,  476. 
Not  armed  Avith  the  rifle,  390. 
Graduates- 
Enlisted  men,  efficiency,  79. 
Officers,  detail  or  detached  service,  1459. 
Inspection—  , tiff  w1  «»}■■: 

By  whom  and  how  often  made,  41,  68. 
Reports  of,  addressing  and  forwarding,  68, 118, 119. 
Reports  of  remedial  action  on  defects,  etc.,  124,  128. 
■       List  of,  877. 

Militia  attendance—  ■ ' 

Enlisted  men,  888. 
Officers,  887. 
Noncommissioned  officers  may  be  sent  to,  S78. 

Regulations  governing,  877.  > 

Textbooks,  889,  891,  893. 

Value  of,  to  be  observed  at  post  inspections,  79. 
Set  Forward  Rulers: 

Fortifications,  supplied  by  Ordnance  Department,  723(c). 
Seweraj,'e: 

Changes  or  extensions  of  systems,  1578. 
Sewers: 

Fortifications,  723(a;,  (d). 
Sewing  Machines: 

Mending  military  convicts'  clothes,  1125. 
Sheepskins: 

Storage  and  care,  1195. 
Shirts: 

Flannel,  inspection  for  condenmation,  Philippines  Division,  297. 
Shoeing: 

Officers'  private  mounts,  1133. 
Shoe- Repair  Shop: 

Post  exchange,  1090. 
Shoes:  itiUns-nAoi 

Fit  of,  to  l)e  supervised  by  company  commander,  1444. 
Neat's-foot  oil,  for  dressing,  1448. 
Odd  articles,  how  disposed  of,  298. 
Old  pattern,  issue,  1446. 

Size  sticks  and  shoe  stretchers  for  companies  and  defachments,  1445. 
Wearing  of  uniform,  at  dress  inspection,  1447. 
Shoe  Stretchers: 

Issue  to  companies  and  detachments,  1445. 
Shortage:    (See  Public  Property,  p.  374.) 


INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Shotguns: 

Destruction  on  inventory  and  inspection  reports,  prohibited,  337. 
For  guarding  prisoners,  403. 
For  hunting  purposes,  404. 
(See  Small  Arms,  p.  400.) 
Shrubs: 

Care  of,  at  national  cemeteries,  973. 
Shutters: 

Windows,  etc.,  fire-control  stations,  702. 
Sights: 

Telescopic  musket,  issue,  etc.,  401. 
Signal  Corps: 

Ceremonies,  position,  637. 
Depots,  control,  etc.,  1449. 
Detail  of  line  officers  to,  493. 

Drill,  extended  order  not  required  of  companies  of,  924. 
Enlisted  men- 
Control,  inspection  of  offices,  etc.,  by  post  commander,  1008. 
Post  schools,  attendance,  885. 
Property  accountability  of,  1009, 1189. 
Enlisted  strength,  483,  484. 
Equipments,  marking,  428. 
Field  companies- 
Enlisted  strength  and  composition,  484. 
Eqiiipment,  469. 

Transportation,  allowance  for,  1526. 
Fortifications- 
Fire-control  installation- 
Procedure  in  turn  bag  over,  698. 
Structure?,  repair,  700. 

Suspension  of  drill,  turning  over  keys,  etc.,  during  work,  699. 
Type  equipment,  1909,  furnished  by,  692. 
Inspection  and  test  of  equipment,  64,  65. 
Installations,  supplies,  etc.,  furnished  by,  723(6). 
General  noncommissioned  staff  includes  noncommissioned  officers  of,  986. 
Guard  duty  by  detachments  of,  811. 
Officers- 
Attendance  at  garrison  schools,  881. 
Riding  tests  at  inspections,  81. 
Organization,  474. 

Property.    (See  Signal  Property,  p.  400.) 
Records,  1387, 1395. 
Telephones.    (See  Telephones,  p.  — .) 
Signaling: 

Coast  Artillery;  926.' 
Instruction  in,  894,  925-927. 
Proficiency,  standard  for  heliograph  and  flag,  927. 
Reports  of  inspections,  113. 
Signal  Outfits: 
Visual- 
Issue  to  organizations,  471. 
Marking,  473. 
When  and  by  whom  carried,  472. 


*00  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Si^al  Property: 

Expendable,  1274.  '*• '  ■  ' " ' 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  342-345.  ' 

Lead  pipe,  cut  off  cable  ends,  disposition,  1275. 

Sale  of  equipments  to  officers,  375. 
Si^al  School:  '../fi^ 

(See  Army  Signal  School,  p.  254.)  La*>i.;i;a  j*.  ,io  yi. 'v 

Signatures:  •.^^^iiiBAi* 

Acting  inspector  general,  title  when  used,  1323. 

Detailed  staff  officer,  title,  1322. 

Disbursing  officers'  official,  to  be  furnished  depositaries,  228. 

Facsimiles  prohibited,  1321.  '- 

"  In  charge  of  office,"  1323. 

Inventory  and  inspection  report  of  projwrty  held  on  memorandum  receipt,  261. 

Pen  to  be  used,  1321. 

Rank,  regiment^  etc.,  attached,  1.321-1323. 

Vouchers,  money,  191. 
Signs: 

Recruiting  stations,  1405. 
Silverware: 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  303. 
Size  Stick: 

Issue  to  companies  and  detachments,  1445.  I 

Sketches: 

Domestic  or  foreign  territory,  containing  military  information,  952. 
Sketching: 

Instruction  in,  79,  895.  ■•  •■/ ■ 

Slicker: 

Prescribed  for  mounted  troops  instead  of  poncho,  384. 
Sliding  Fross: 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  3.30. 
*' Slush"  Funds: 

Disposition  of,  170.  ! 

Unauthorized,  for  benefit  of  post  or  command,  170.  \ 

SmaU  Arms:  ■  ■•-  '     :-"»;;;<wa<jia  fev 

Barrack  regulations,  453. 

Care  of—  ' 

Beautifying  or  changing  finish,  424. 
Bore  of  rifto,  425. 

Cleaning  and  preserving,  424,  425. 
Oiling,  424,  426. 

Taking  apart,  etc.,  421,  422.  .iM<A  .7 

Tompions  not  to  be  used,  423.         —  .q  ,«»nort«ii>l»T  808) 

Definition  of  term  "small  arms,"  337. 

Destruction  on  inventory  and  inspection  reports,  prohibited,  337. 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  337-340. 

Loss  of,  responsibility  for  not  having  arm  chests,  1261 . 

Rebrowning,  etc.,  340. 

Repair  facilitias  for,  454. 

Rifle,  method  of  testing  to  determine  if  unser\'iceable,  338. 

Safe-keeping,  1261.  ..f  ....uij^;.. 

Shipments  of,  to  arsenals,  335,  337. 

(See  Arms  and  equipments,  p.  250.)  me-j  moriv/ 


IITOEX.  401 

fNnmbors  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Soap: 

Increase  or  decrease  of  allowance  by  division  commanders,  1483. 
Purchase  from  baker}'  funds,  798. 
Soldiers: 

Certificates  of  discharge  for  service  under  assumed  names,  684. 
Soldlors'  Deposits: 

Checks  for  deposit  of,  148. 
Soldier's  Handbook.  (See  Books,  p.  265.) 
Soldiers'  Homes: 

National  Tlome  for  Disabled  Volunteer  Soldiers- 
Admissions,  1454. 

Inspection,  annual,  by  Inspector  General's  Department,  51. 
Issue  of  obsolete  or  condemned  ordnance  property  to,  1272. 
Personal  property  of  deceased  members  who  leave  no  heirs,  etc.,  disposition, 

1455. 
Retired  oflacer,  status  as  to  holding  office  and  receiving  salary,  1441. 
Soldiers'  Home,  District  of  Columbia- 
Admissions— 
Law,  1450. 
Regulations,  1451. 
Board  of  Commissioners,  1453.  if 

Deductions  from  pay  of  enlisted  men  for  benefit  of,  discontinued,  1452. ' 
Inspection,  annual,  by  Inspector  General  of  the  Army,  scope,  report,  etc'.,  50. 
Retired  officers,  assigned  to  duty  at,  pay  and  emoluments,  1440. 
Treasurer,  salary,  1440. 
Spare  Parts: 

Seacoast  or  mobile  artillery,  inspection  for  condemnation,  326. 
Special  Duty  Men.    (See  Extra  and  Special  Duty  Men,  p.  299.) 
Speolal  Inspectors:  '•' 

Condemnation  of  property- 
Appointments  on — 

Fortification  and  river  and  harbor  property,  319. 
Ordnance  stores,  restriction,  255. 
Authorized,  when  and  by  whom,  254,  255,  319. 
Necessity  for,  to  be  minimized,  256. 
Spoons: 

How  carried,  396. 

Personal  equipment,  inspection  for  condemnation,  330. 
Spotters: 

Perfection  target,  issue  of,  407. 
Spring  Wagons.    (See  Transportation,  p.  413.) 
Spurs: 

Change  in  design,  1549. 
Inspection  for  condemnation,  330. 
Spur  Strap : 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  330. 
Squad  Leader: 

Responsible  for  condition  of  surplus  kit  bag  in  field,  397. 
Squadron: 

Color  sergeant,  detail,  etc.,  1000. 
Not  an  administrative  unit,  577. 
ProA^isional ,  designation,  578. 
Records,  1369. 

12969°— 12 26 


402  INDEX. 

[.Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  \Yken  not  oll.crwisc  infliciilod.] 

Squadron— Continued. 

Squadron  commander—. 

Absence  of  regular  commander,  574,  576. 

Channel  of  correspondence,  99,  577.  .o> 

Communications,  forwarding,  duties  of,  1345.     » <)ui»%'lofelt» 
Inspection  of  troop  fund  accounts,  778.  ^,> 

Instruction- 
Latitude  to  be  given,  899.  ,<,> 
Practical,  full  control  by,  896. 
Lieutenant  colonel  may  be  assigned  as,  575.       ind(l  v)1  'H 
Officers  incapacitated ,  report  to  inspector  by,  83.     -  • ,  r 
Post  commander's  duties  delegated  to,  when,  59. 
Requisitions,  ordnance  equipment,  1071. 
Staff,  1456. 

Temporary  disability  of,  576. 
Troop  commander  or  staff  officer  as,  576. 
Standard,  position  at  drill,  579. 
Squadron  Commander.    (See  Squadron,  above.) 
Squads: 

Inspections  by  chiefs  of,  54. 
Stables: 

Fires  not  allowed  in,  1153.         .j^  ^^^^  f^^. 
Officers' private  mounts,  1133. 

Police  facilities,  etc. ,  for  mounted  organizations,  1534.  , 

Stall,  name  of  horse  and  rider  or  driver,  1171. 
Stair: 

Artillery  district  commander,  1456.       .i^^y^yrtfrl , 

Battalion  or  squadron  commander,  1456.  ,^,, 

Brigade  commander  and  higher  units,  1456.  ,,ji 

Brigades  and  divisions  organized  for  instruction,  490. 
Department  commander,  1456. 
Division  commander,  1456.  '■'^  f*"*?  ^'^^^ 

General  officer  when  post  commander,  1456. 
Post  commander,  1456, 1457. 
Regimental  commander,  1456. 

Retired  officers  eligible  for  details  to  staff  duties,  1437. 
Temporary  brigades  and  divisions  for  instruction,  etc. ,  14.56. 
(See  Staff  Departments,  below.) 
Staff  Corps: 

Riding  test  for  officers  at  inspection,  81.  .         .        f^  'ji\m> 

(See  Corps  of  Engineers,  p.  284;  General  Staff  Corps,  p.  309;  Medical  Corps,  p,  S||j 
Medical  Reserve  Corps,  p.  348;  and  Signal  Corps,  p.  399.) 
Staff  Departments:  :^-  v.^,,i^,,  ,  . 

Enlisted  men,  extra  duty  detail  and  pay,  994.  ^, , 

Enlisted  strength,  483. 

Fire-control  equipment—  /  r  '• 

Departments  which  supply- 
Provisional,  093. 
Standard,  692,  723. 
Historical  record,  1376. 
Officers- 
Communications  by,  to  subordinates  of  tlieir  bureau  chiefs,  1344. 
Correspondent*,  direct,  1341. 


INDEX.  403 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Staff  Departments— Continued. 

Officers— Continued.  „, 

Detailed,  address,  signature,  etc.,  1322.  ,,1 

Details— 

As  officer  of  the  day  on  transports,  504. 
Of  graduates  of  service  schools  and  staff  college,  to,  1459. 
Of  line,  to,  493. 

Retired,  eligible  for  detail  to  staff  duties,  1437. 
Reports  of  inspections,  extracts  of  favorable  or  unfavorable  mention,  121-123. 
Serving  at  posts—    , 
lj^^      .  Position  at  review  and  inspection,  1457. 

Status,  1457. 
Tour  of  service  in  the  Philippines,  1458. 
Organization,  474. 
Staff  Officers: 

Artillery  district,  mounts,  1130. 

Detailed,  address,  signature,  etc.,  1322.  t>tiqj5m  ,ho>" 

Detail  as  officer  of  the  day  on  transports,  504.  .,i..,i,' 

Drawing  and  returning  saber  at  review,  63(5. 

Physical  tests.    (See  Physical  Examinations  and  Tests  of  Officers,  p.  363.) 
Regimental,  as  battalion  commanders,  57C.        ^.^  t.!uUiqiti.  r.  r.jr- 
Riding  tests  at  inspection,  81. 
(See  Staff,  and  Staff  Departments  p.  402.) 
Stallion: 

Suitable  mount,  1132. 
Stamp: 

"Official  copy"  by  impressed,  1324. 
(See  Rubber  Stamps,  p.  394.) 
Standards: 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  300. 
Silken,  action  of  surveying  officer,  300, 1496. 
Squadron,  position  at  drill,  579. 
(SeeFlag,  p.  303.) 
Star-Spangled  Banner.    (See  National  Air,  p.  361.) 
Statement  of  Irregularities  and  Delidenrles  noted  by  Inspector: 
Action  by  commanding  officer  on,  124, 128, 129. 
Inspector  to  furnish  commanding  officer  with,  124. 
Original  to  be  kept  on  file,  124. 
Preparation- 
Ammunition,  storage  in  company  storeroom  not  a  defect,  363. 
Form,  111,  pp.  241-244. 
Law,  regulations  and  orders,  criticisms,  112. 
Old  pattern  articles,  serviceable,  criticisms,  100. 

Orders  or  regulations  upon  which  defects,  etc.,  are  based,  to  be  cited  in,  116. 
Recommendations,  what  to  be  included  in,  112, 127,  p.  236. 
Trivial  matters  to  be  excluded  from ,  120. 
Report  of  inspection  to  show  that,  has  been  furnished,  125. 
Statements: 

Depositary,  to- 
Administrative  officers,  2;W. 
Disbursing  officers,  218,  219, 235, 236. 
Inspectors,  237. 


^34  INiJlSX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated] 

Statements  of  Money  Accountability: 

Closing,  241. 
Inspection,  142,  241, 242. 
(See  Inspection  of  Money  Accounts,  p.  321.) 
Stationery: 

Fire-control  stations ,  723(d). 
Military  convicts,  1123. 
Stations: 

Claims,  soliciting  at,  prohibited,  658. 
Fortifications,  erected  by  Engineer  Department,  723(a). 

(See  Battle  Commanders'  Stations,  p.  362;  Fire-Control  Stations,  p.  302;  Recruit- 
ing Stations,  p.  386.) 
Steam  Heating  Plants.    (See  Heating,  p.  313.) 
Stencils: 

Marking  guns  and  emplacements,  723(c). 
Stirrup: 

Hooded,  inspection  for  condemnation,  330. 
Stirrup  Strap: 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  330. 
Stock: 

Quartermaster's  supplies  to  be  kept  at  posts  and  stations,  1218. 
Stoppages: 
Pay- 
Alimony,  230. 
Debts,  private,  230. 
Indebtedness  to  United  States,  230. 
Of  additional,  in  case  of  unsatisfactory  mount,  81. 
To  reimburse  company  or  post-exchange  fund,  etc.,  735. 
Pay  rolls  for  reimbursement  of  company  fund,  limit,  773. 
Storehonses: 

Fires,  protection  against,  1154, 1155. 
Keys  of,  precautions,  1193. 
Storm: 

Boards  on  boats  or  buildings  damaged  or  destroyed  by,  625. 
Stowaways: 

Transports,  prevention,  514. 
Straw: 

Verification,  quarterly,  1220. 
Stubs.    (See  Check  Stubs,  p.  272.) 
Submarine  Mining: 
Boats- 
Distribution  box  - 

Assignment  to  mine  companies  or  detachments,  1465. 
Care  and  use,  1465. 
Crew,  composition  and  duties,  1465. 
Wooden,  use  for  ordinary  work,  1466. 
(See  Mine  Planters,  p.  350.) 
Cable- 
Classification,  1470.  '<!•» 
Test  for  insulation  and  copper  resistance,  1471. 
Cable  book,  i:«8. 


INDEX.  406 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Submarine  Mining— Continued. 

Cable  tanks  to  be  kept  filled,  1472. 

Instruction  in  service  of  mines,  915. 

Mine  companies — 

Care  and  operation  of  mine  equipment,  1461. 
Designation  changed  from  "torpedo  companies,"  to,  1460. 

Mine  property- 
Accountability,  1462. 
Care  and  preservation,  1474. 
Expendable  stores  and  equipment,  1463, 1464. 
Inspection  for  condemnation,  288,  289. 
Mine  cases,  repair,  289. 
Use  for  other  than  mine  purposes,  1468. 

Mines,  allowance  for  practice,  1467. 

Mines  and  apparatus,  test,  1473. 

Mining  casemate- 
Inspection  after  turning  over,  697. 
Installation,  1469. 

Records  of  history  and  operations,  1390. 
Subposts: 

Armament,  care,  855, 1364. 

Coast  Artillery- 
Property,  care  of,  717, 1364. 
Records,  1364. 
Subsistence: 

Applicants  for  enlistment  procuring,  by  fraudulent  applications,  1403. 

Recruiting  parties  living  out  of  quarters,  1414. 
Subsistence  Department: 

Articles  to  be  kept  for  sale  by,  27. 

Detail  of  line  officers  to,  493. 

Organization,  474. 
Subsistence  Supplies: 

Allowances,  increase  or  decrease  by  division  commanders  of  certain,  1483. 

Army  transports,  illegitimate  traffic  in,  47. 

Care  of,  responsibility  of  commissary,  988. 

Funds  received  in  payment  for,  fiscal  year,  176. 

Proceeds  of  sales,  175, 176. 

Property- 
Allowance  for  camps,  463. 
Barrels,  empty- 
Flour,  sale  by  bakeries,  companies,  etc.,  737. 
On  transports,  disposition,  1241. 
Title  to,  containing  stores  issued  or  sold,  1200. 
Brooms,  com,  how  dropped,  1239. 
Expendable  articles,  1238. 
Inspection  for  condemnation,  307,  308. 

Inventory  and  inspection  reports,  preparation  and  submission,  259,  307. 
Sacks- 
Flour,  empty,  sale  by  companies,  etc.,  737. 
Title  to,  which  contained  stores  issued  or  sold,  1200. 
Savings  of  fat,  slush,  etc.,  on  transports,  disposition,  1241. 
Troops  leaving  for  the  Philippines,  to  turn  in,  1240. 


m 


INDEX. 


I  Xiimbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 
Subsistence  Supplies— Continued. 


Abstract  of  issues,  checking  entries,  1480. 
A  bstract  of  sales — 

Checking  entries,  1480. 
Making  daily,  1481. 
Bartering  or  selling  of  articles  purchased  or  drawn,  1-309. 
Beef  and  beef  cattle,  inspection  of,  70,  71. 
Civilian  employees,  sale  to,  1302, 1476. 

Companies,  hospitals,  etc.,  purchase  on  monthly  payment,  1478. 
Condemnation  and  sale,  252,  309. 
Deteriorating,  action  to  prevent  loss,  309, 1482. 
Enlisted  man- 
Messing  separately,  order  for,  1300. 
Sale  on  monthly  payment  to,  1476. 
Inspection  for  condemnation,  252,  259,  30 

Inventory  and  inspection  reports,  preparation  and  submission,  259,  307. 
Inventory,  monthly,  1062, 1237. 
Post  exchange- 
Purchase  on  monthly  payment,  1478. 
Sale  at  cost  price,  1095. 
Purchase  of,  standard  required,  69.  ii'->''> 

Sale  of  condemned,  252,  309. 

Sales  and  delivery,  regulated  by  post  commander,  1067. 
Sales  stores — 

Designated  by  iriispcctors  general,  27. 

List,  27,  1475. 

Prices— 

" Cost  price "  defined,  1479. 
Fractions  of  a  cent,  how  treated,  1479. 
Reduction  by  survey,  1499. 

To  be  charged  for,  furnished  to  other  bureaus,  etc.,  1477. 
Survey,  1485, 1487, 1499, 

Transports,  protection  of,  during  fumigation,  524. 
Tailor's  articles  for  mending  clothes  of  military  convicts,  1125. 
Toilet  articles- 
Military  convicts,  1124. 
Recruiting  stations,  1417. 
Transferred,  for  which  money  is  received,  179. 
(See  Rations,  p.  381.) 
Subtaru:et  Gun  Machines: 
Issue  for  instniction,  406. 
Troops  changing  station  not  to  take,  1263. 
Sunday: 

Inspections  on,  38. 
Legal  holiday  falling  on,  859,  860. 
Monthly  payments  when  last  day  of  month  falls  on,  200. 
>Su|>|illes:  -   >' 

Business  methods  of  officers  of  Quartermaster's  Department,  31. 
Complaints  as  to  quality,  92.  ... 

Dislrilmtion  of,  to  best  interest  of  Government,  110(^V 
Division  commander's  duties  relative  to,  67. 
Engineer.    (iSee  Engineer  Property,  p.  296.) 
Food  and  drugs,  standard  re(iuired  in  purchase,  69. 


INDEX.  40T 

I  Xumhers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Supplies — Continued. 

Food,  purchased  from  hospital  fuud,  sale  to  Hospital  Corps,  784. 
Fortifications- 
Furnished  by- 
Engineer  Department,  723(a). 
Ordnance  Department,  723(c). 
Quartermaster's  Department,  723(d). 
Signal  Corps,  723(6). 
i'rovisional  fire  control,  departments  which  furnish,  f>93. 
Inspection  of,  at  time  of  delivery,  69,  662. 
Inspectors  general,  duties  relative  to,  8,  31. 
Medical.    (See  Medical  Property,  p.  347.) 
Old  pattern,  serviceable,  criticisms,  100. 
Ordnance.    (See  Ordnance  and  Ordnance  Stores,  p.  357.) 
Purchase — 

Disl)ursing  officers'  interest  in,  208. 
From  persons  in  the  military  service,  210,  666,  667. 
Standard  for  food  and  drugs,  69. 
To  best  intersts  of  Government,  110(g). 
(See  Contracts,  p.  282,  and  Purchases,  p.  378.) 
Quartermaster's.    (See  Quartermaster's  Supplies,  p.  379.) 
Raw  material  used  by  contractors,  inspection,  74. 
Sales.    (See  Sales,  p.  394.) 
Signal.    (See  Signal  Property,  p.  400.j 
Submarme  mine.    (See  Submarine  Mining,  p.  404.) 
Subsistence.    (See  Subsistence  Supplies,  p.  405.) 
Surplus,  inspection  for  condemnation,  251. 

Transfers  from  one  post  to  another,  channels  of  correspondence,  1346.  •  ' 

Supply  Departments: 

Failure  to  meet  conditions,  92. 
Supply  Tables: 
Dental,  676. 

Medical,  310.    'i  ,   -fi  .ii:.Ti 
Veterinary,  1576.  ,j,. ,.     .gcgl 
Surcingle:  '   " 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  330. 

Ambulance,  care  and  control,  1535. 

First-aid  instruction  to  company  officers,  920,  921. 

Officers  incapacitated,  report  to  inspector,  83. 

Surveying  officer,  appointment  by,  1484. 

Visits  to  hospital,  guardhouse,  etc.,  59. 

(See  Chief  Surgeon,  p.  273.) 
Surgical  and  Scientific  Instruments:  ' 

Examination  by  medical  officer,  1243.  '-' '  - ' 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  310. 

List,  310.  ,ibiUrp)&tii 

Surplus  Kit  Bags:  ,,..h.,,k,. 

Allowance,  397. 

Articles  to  be  carried  in,  397. 

Marking,  397. 

Packing,  397. 

Squad  leader  responsible  for  condition  in  the  field,  397. 

Storage  in  garrison,  397. 


mm  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Surplus  Supplies: 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  248,  251. 
Surveying  Instruments: 

Depots  designated  for  turning  in,  322. 
Inspection  for  condemnation,  322. 
Surveying  Officer: 
Action  on— 

Band  instruments,  291,  1494. 

China  and  glassware  of  outgoing  organizations,  1495,  1505,  1506. 

Company  rations  lost  or  destroyed,  769. 

Horse  equipments  issued  to  mounted  officers,  1497. 

Loss  of  subsistence  f  imds,  1500. 

Odd  articles,  such  as  shoes,  gloves,  etc.,  not  required,  298. 

Private  property- 
Damaged  from  military  operations,  1501. 
Loss  or  damage,  shipped  on  GoA^emment  bill  of  lading,  1502. 

Public  animals  dropped,  1179. 

Public  property  lost,  damaged,  or  destroyed,  etc.,  1503. 

Silken  colors,  standards,  and  guidons,  300,  1496. 

Unserviceable  property— 
Before  inspection,  257,  262. 
Elimination  by  destruction,  257. 
Appointment  of— 

By  post  surgeon,  1484. 

On  fortification  property.  Engineer  Department,  1489. 

On  river  and  harl^or  property,  1489. 
Destruction  of  property  on  report  of,  power  of  commanding  officer,  1487. 
Property  which  may  be  destroyed  on  his  recommendation- 
Classes,  1485.  ,;^ 

Ordnance  stores — 

Limited,  1485,  1486. 

Two  surveys  in  an  organization  at  the  same  time,  1486. 
Salable  value,  commanding  officer's  decision  final,  1485,  1487. 
Purchase  by,  of  property  on  which  he  has  acted,  1203. 
Report- 
Approval,  1492. 

Certificate  of  destruction  of  property,  1485. 
China  and  glassware,  1505,  1506. 

Copy  of,  to  accompany  Inventory  and  inspection  report,  257,  263. 
Preparation,  etc.—  trtii 

Engineer  property,  1488.       '    ^,  '  ^^ 
In  general,  1491. 
Ordnance  property,  1488, 
Reduction  in  number  of  reports  by  turning  in  unserviceable  quartermaster 

property,  1498. 
Third  copy,  filing  at  recruit  depot  and  recruiting  station,  1493. 
Subsistence  sales  stores,  reduction  of  price  by  recommendation  of,  149<t. 
Suspenders: 

When  worn  must  not  be  visible,  1561. 
Swimming: 
Instruction— 

Horses,  895,  929. 
Troops,  894,  928. 


INDEX.  '«>9 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherv/ise  indicated.] 

Switchboards: 

Fortifications- 
Installed  by  Engineer  Department,  723(a). 
Storage  battery,  supplied  by  Signal  Corps,  723(b). 
Supplied  by  Ordnance  Department,  723(c). 
Swords: 

Destruction  on  inventory  and  inspection  report,  prohibited,  337. 
Swordsmanship: 

Garrison  training,  894. 
Syringes: 

Battery,  inspection  for  condemnation,  279(d),  315,  342. 
Tables: 

Card  and  writing,  purchase  from  comi)any  funds,  753. 
Tablewarp: 

China  and  glass  ware—  j 

Breakage,  1504,  1505. 

Cracked  or  chipped,  150fi.  ,.  > 

Estimates,  1504.  ; 

Inspection  after  each  meal  and  dishwashing,  1504.  , 

Oiitgoing  organizations,  1504-1506. 
Removal  from  barracks  or  post,  1505. 
Serviceable  or  not,  how  determined,  1506. 
Enamel,  purchase  from  company  fund,  751. 
Inspection  for  condemnation- 
Agate  ware,  302. 
China  and  glass  ware- 
Posts,  unauthorized,  302,  1504. 
Transports,  mine  planters,  etc.,  authorized,  302. 
Silverware,  303. 
Plates  for  use  of  troops  on  transports,  516. 
Post  commander's  supervision  and  care,  1056. 
Stock  to  be  kept  at  posts  and  stations,  1218. 
Tailor  Shop: 

Post  exchange,  1090. 
Tails: 

Alteration  in  public  animals',  1176,  1177. 
Target  Practice: 

Arms  and  equipments  for  enlisted  men  at  small  arms,  391. 
Coast  Artillery- 
Emplacement  doors  and  windows  to  be  kept  open  during,  719. 
Preparation  and  conduct ,  909. 
Small  arms  for ,  916. 
Cooks  may  be  excused,  88. 
Course  in  revolver,  for  veterinarians,  1572. 
Equipment,  officers',  for  small  arms,  378. 
Field  training,  895. 
Range  firing,  garrison  trainmg,  894. 
Records  of  artillery  firing,  1374. 
Supplementary  practice,  season,  small  arms,  918. 
Target  year,  917. 
Target  Ranges: 

Telephone  equipment,  1511, 1514. 
Use  by  militia,  1276. 


S^  INDEX. 


[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  wlion  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Tai^et  Record: 

Indelible  pencil,  use,  1327. 
Targets: 

Gallery  practice,  troops  changing  station  not  to  take,  1263. 
Target  Spotters: 

Perfection,  issue  of,  407. 
Tax: 

Post  exchange,  on  dogs,  1086. 
Telautographs: 

Fortifications,  supplied  by  Signal  Corps,  723(6). 
Telegrams: 

Rates,  1507.  ,1 

Telegraphic  Code: 

Custody,  test,  care,  etc.,  1068, 1508. 
Telegraphs: 

Alaskan,  inspection  of  money  accounts,  132, 
Fortification,  supplied  by  the  Signal  Corps,  723(6). 
Instruction  of  cavalry  with  wireless  sections,  902. 
Records,  office,  1395. 
Wireless,  on  transports,  control,  510. 
Telephones: 

Contracts  for  rental.  Corps  of  Engineers,  664.  < 

Field  Artillery  instruction  in  making  ordinary  field  repairs  to,  1615. 
Fortifications,  supplied  by  the  Signal  Corps,  723(6). 
Inspection,  1513. 

Instructions  to  inspectors  general  relative  to,  96. 
Post  systems- 
Coast  Artillery  post,  systems,  test,  etc.,  1510,  1513. 
Number  and  location,  1509. 
Operation,  maintenance,  and  care,  1514. 
Tests,  1513. 
Signal,  inspection  for  condemnation,  343. 
Target-range  (small  arms)  equipment,  1511,  1513. 
Telephonic  commimication  between  posts  and  near-by  towns,  1512. 
Telescope  Cases: 

Enlisted  men's  possession,  1226.  ^ j'^'  '* ' 

Telescopes: 

Fortifications,  supplied  by- 
Ordnance  Department,  723(c). 
Signal  Corps,  723(6). 
Markhig,  473. 

Signal,  inspection  for  condemnation,  343. 
Telescopic  Musket  Sights: 
Issue  to  companies,  401. 
Telescopic  Sights: 

Storage  and  care,  1248. 
Tentage: 

Allowance- 
Campaign  and  camps,  1516. 
Civilian  employees  in  the  field,  1519. 
Full,  should  be  kept  on  hand  at  posts,  1520. 
Marches  involving  absence  over  night,  1517. 
Organizations  to  keep  their,  on  hand,  1521. 
Sanitary  units,  1518. 


INDEX.  411 

r Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Tentase— Continued . 

Care  after  use,  1521. 

Old  and  new  patterns,  issue,  1565. 

Reserve  supply,  456. 

Unauthorized  use,  1522. 
Tent  Pins: 

Means  for  use  in  driving,  1523. 
Tent  Pltchlns?: 

Garrison  training,  894. 
Terminal  Boxes: 

Fortifications  supplied  by- 
Ordnance  Department,  723(c). 
Signal  Corps,  723(6). 
Tests: 

By  inspectors  general- 
Bayonet  exercise,  80. 
Check  on  clothing  accounts,  94. 
Coast  .\rtillery,  in  service  of  defense  materiel,  105. 
Efficiency  of  the  mobile  troops,  79. 
Officers'  private  mounts,  81,  1132. 
Riding,  81. 

Fire-control  installations,  fortifications,  701 . 

Rifle,  to  determine  if  unserviceable,  338. 

Signal  Corps  equipment  at  fortifications,  65,  1513. 

Submarine  mine  cable,  1471. 

Submarine  mines  and  apparatas,  1473. 

Telephones,  1513. 

(See  Physical  Examination  and  Tests  of  Officers,  p.  363.) 
Textbooks: 

Athletic  and  gymnastic  exercises,  933. 

Conflicts  between  War  Department  publications  and,  893. 

Firing  and  drill  regulations  for  machine-gun  organizations,  936. 

Foreign  languages,  891. 

Garrison  schools  for  officers  of  Coast  Artillery  Corps,  890. 

Officers'  promotion  boards,  892,  893. 

Schools  and  colleges  of  the  Army,  889-891,  893. 

Veterinary,  1576. 
Theaters: 

Discriminating  against  persons  wearing  the  uniform,  penalty,  1280. 
Tlieft: 

Counterweights,  disappearing  carriages,  854. 
Thermometers: 

Fortification  magazines,  furnished  by  Ordnance  Department,  723(c). 
Tickets: 

Meal,  disposition  of,  unused,  by  recruiting  parties,  etc.,  668. 
Time: 

Computation  of,  in  payment  of  services,  194. 
Time-Intervsil  Bells: 

Fortifications,  supplied  by  Signal  Corps,  723(6).  '" 

Time-Interval  fleoords: 

Fortifications,  supplied  by  Ordinance  Department,  723(c). 
Time  Rans?e  Boards: 

Care  when  not  in  actual  use,  728. 

Fortifications,  supplied  by  Ordnance  Department,  723(c). 


412  IKDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Tin  Caps: 

How  carried,  396. 
lnsi)ection  for  condemnation,  330. 
Toilet  Articles: 

Military  convicts,  1124. 
Recruiting  stations,  1417. 
Toilet  Paper: 

Increase  or  decrease  of  allowance  by  division  cojmnander,  1483. 
Tompions: 

Use  of,  in  small  arms,  prohibited,  423. 
Tool  Ba§: 

Fortification  equipment  supplied  by  Signal  Corps,  723(6). 
Tool  Chest: 

Coast  Artillery  post,  supplied  by  Signal  Corps,  723(6).  ;iii,.. 

Tools :  , . jg^  amtiflosiat  v fl 

Care  of,  at  national  cemeteries,  976. 

Company  carpenter  outfit,  issued  to  engineer  companies,  901. 
Fortifications — 

Carpenters,  supplied  by  Quartermaster's  Department,  723(d). 
Engineer  power  plants,  supplied  by— 
-  ,  Ordnance  Department,  723(c). 

Quartermaster's  Department,  723(d).  .    ' 

Grass  cutting,  supplied  by  Quartermaster's  Department,  723(d). 
Inspection  for  condemnation,  279(d),  315,  342. 
Tourists  Cars.    (See  Kitchen  Tourist  Cars,  p.  341.) 
Tournaments: 

Attendance  of  troops  at,  policy  of  War  Department,  499. 
Tours:  ,  .^y^  mji^^iiriij;/  ^1  liiu.'tiv;. : 

Departmental  commander's  inspection,  66.  : 

Guard  duty— 

As  sentences,  810. 
Frequency  of,  by  privates,  804. 
Insi)ectors'— 

All  unserviceable  property  to  be  inspected  on,  256. 
Auxiliary  recruiting  stations,  1407. 
Itineraries  and  personal  reports  of,  16,  20. 
Verbal  report  upon  returning  from,  37. 
Philippine  Islands- 
Civilian  employees,  642. 
Staff  officers,  1468. 

Troops,  498.  .  S«fl«^I^ 

Towels: 

Huck,  increa^  or  decrease  of  allowance  by  division  commander,  1483. 
Trarlnj^s: 

Domestic  or  foreign  territory,  containing  military  information,  952. 
Training: 

Horses  received  from  remount  depots,  1167. 
Training  School  for  Saddlers  and  Battery  Merhanies: 
Regulations  governing,  877(o). 
(See  Service  Schools,  p.  398.) 
Transfer: 

Boards,  lieutenants  to  Coast  Artillery  Corps,  598. 
Checks,  blank,  l»iO,  162. 


INDEX.  ^         413 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Transfer-Continued. 

Civilian  employees,  regulations,  642,  643. 

Condemned  clothing  from  Manila  to  San  Francisco,  297. 

Electric  plants,  fortifications,  711. 

Enlisted  men  of  organizations- 
Designated  for  tours  in  the  Philippines,  680. 
Exchanging  stations  between  United  States  and  Alaska,  680. 
Returning  from  the  Philippines,  680. 

Ftmds— 

Company,  and  other  quasi-public,  731,  792. 

Hospital,  731,  792. 

(See  Public  Moneys,  p.  372.) 

Guns  and  carriages  i)ermanently  emplaced,  856. 

Installations  at  fortifications,  710. 

Officers  using  outside  influence  to  secure,  1012. 

Ordnance  material  permanently  emplaced,  856. 

Public  animals—' 

Condemned,  to  Bureau  of  Science,  Philippine  islands,  1180. 
From  one  branch  to  another,  1173. 

Public  property.    (See  Public  Property,  p.  374.) 

Quartermaster's  supplies- 
Expedition  of  receipts,  1224. 
Method,  1217. 

Range  finders,  permanently  emplaced,  856. 

Records  to  successor,  206.  ^T 

Supplies,  from  one  i)ost  to  another,  channels  of  correspondence,  1346. 
Transportation: 

Allowance- 
Coast  Artillery  Corps  companies,  1531. 
Field,  1524. 

Field  companies  of  the  Signal  Corps,  1526. 
Sanitary  units,  1525. 
Spring  wagons  for  posts,  1532, 

Ambulances.    (See  Ambulances,  p.  248.) 

Ammunition  wagons,  talking  on  practice  marches  or  to  permanent  or  maneuver 
camps,  1527. 

Applicants  for  enlistment- 
Procuring,  by  fraudulent  application,  1403. 
Return,  not  to  be  furnished  certain,  1403. 

Army  transports- 
Civilians  who  may  be  transported,  law,  536,  537. 
Families,  law  and  regulations,  53(v-538. 
Merchandise  for  Guam,  law,  537. 
Navy  and  Marine  Corps,  law,  536. 
Revenue  Cutter  Service,  law,  537. 

Care  of,  in  the  field,  1530. 

Company  or  regimental  property,  explosives,  matches,  etc.,  1228. 

For  inspectors,  to  inspect  river  and  harbor  property,  323. 

Horses  of  officers  changing  station,  1137. 

Inspection  of,  at  inspection  of  post,  79. 

Kitchen  tourist  cars,  1541. 

Mounted  organizations,  for  hauling  and  police,  1534.  .u>  .^i  u    .* 

Pack  outfits  for  machine-gun  platoons,  400.  M  .gbeup^. 


414        ^  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Transportation— Continued. 
Pack  (rain — 

Inspection  of,  at  insjiection  of  post,  79. 
Instructions  relative  to,  1529. 
Organization,  1528. 
Painting  wagons  olive-drab,  1538.  L 

Post  exchange  property,  10%. 
Sleeping-car  acconunodations,  1542. 
Spring  wagons- 
Allowance  for  posts,  1532.  ;  <  •  i  k;  - i  ,4  ti 
Use  authorized  and  unauthorized,  1533. 
Wagon  company,  1528. 
Water,  for  Artillery  districts- 
Boats,  submarine  mining,  use  for  ordinary  work,  1466. 
Control,  responsibility,  etc.,  1539. 
Inspection,  care,  etx".,  1539. 

Loss,  destruction  or  damage,  action,  1540.  o 

Precautions  against  accidents,  1540. 
Transportation  Requests 
Quartermaster,  1379. 
Recruiting  officer,  1398(d). 
Sleeping-car  accommodations,  1542. 
Transport  Commissary: 

Inventory  of  subsistence  stores,  1237. 
Transport  Quartermaster.    (See  Army  Transports,  p.  2')5.) 
Transports.    (See  Army  Transports,  p.  265.) 
Treasurer: 

Soldiers'  Homes,  status  of  retired  officers  as,  1440,  1441. 
Trees: 

Care  of,  at  national  cemeteries,  973. 
Planting,  for  concealment  of  fortifications,  721. 
Trespassing: 

Reservations,  fortifications,  etc.,  penal tj',  1281. 
Trfals: 

.     Military  convicts- 
Offense  committed  when  a  soldier,  1126. 
Statute  of  limitations,  escaped,  1127. 
Troops: 

Aboard  transports.    (See  Army  Transports,  p.  266.) 
Arms  and  equipments,    (See  Arms  and  Equipments,  p.  250.) 
Attendance  at  tournaments,  fairs,  etc.,  499.  ,  i.    , 

Changing  stations—  ',,,,,*. 

Not  to  take  certain- 
Ordnance  property,  1263. 
Quartermaster's  supplies,  1225. 
Subsistence  property  (to  Philippines),  1240. 
To  take  certain- 
Ordnance  property,  1264. 
Quartermaster's  supplies,  1225. 
Closer  affiliation  between  Regulars  and  militia,  dCA. 
Command  of  regiilars,  at  posts  and  camps  by  militia  officers,  960. 
Inspection  of,  by- 
Artillery  district  commander,  62,  371. 
Chiefs  of  squads,  54. 


INDEX.  415 

[NumbfT^  refer  to, paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Troops— Continued. 
Inspection  of,  by- 
Company  and  detaclunent  commanders,  56. 
Department  commanders,  66,  899,  1028. 
Division  commander,  67. 

Inspector  general.    (See  Inspection  of  a  Garrisoned  Post,  p.  319.) 
Medical  Department,  for  foreign  service,  525. 
Post  commander,  monthly,  58,  1050. 
Regimental  commander,  monthly,  57. 
(See  Inspections,  p.  326.) 
Instruction.    (See  Instruction,  p.  335.) 

Payment  of,  on  transports  saihng  via  Suez  Canal,  527.  mo') 

Rations.    (See  Rations,  p.  381.) 
Reports  of  inspections- 
Return  of.  111,  p.  237. 
(See  Reports  of  Inspections,  p.  389.) 
Tour  of  seryice  in  the  Philippine  Islands,  4f*'^.  laaai  T:d  m 

Uniform.    (See  Uniform,  below.)  — i 

(See  Companies,  p.  279.) 
Troops  .Vboard  Transports.    (See  Army  Transports,  p.  255.) 
Trousers: 

Inspection  for  condemnation- 
Philippines  Division,  297. 
White,  recruiting  parties,  1419. 
(See  Uniform,  below.) 
Trumpets: 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  304. 
Tuj?8: 

Rations  for  civilian  employees,  1307. 
Typewriters: 

Exchange  of  old  for  new,  1231 . 
Inspection  for  condemnation — 
Quartermaster's  property,  305. 
Signal  property,  344. 
Preparation  on,  of — 

Checks,  prohibited,  151. 

Pay  rolls,  discharges,  final  statements,  etc.,  1326. 
Purchase  from— 

Company  fimds,  748. 
Regimental  funds,  743. 
Signal,  unserviceable,  action  to  be  taken,  344. 
Typhoid  Fever: 

Prevention,  685,  686. 
Uni?arrlsoned  Post: 

Inspection  of,  how  often  and  under  whose  authority  made,  44. 
Post  noncommissioned  staff  at,  military  control,  993. 
Public  property,  accountability,  1189. 
Reports  of  inspections,  how  addressed,  120. 
Uniform: 

Alterations,  1557. 

Applicants  for  enlistment,  not  issued,  142().  ! 

Badges.    (See  Badges,  p.  258.)  ': 

Cap  and  <»llar  ornaments  change  of  station,  1225. 


*1«  INDEX. 

[  Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.  ] 

Uniform— (Continued. 

Caps,  service- 
Modifications  in,  1549. 

Not  to  be  taken  to  the  Philippines,  1225. 

Wearing  by  recruits,  1430. 
Changes  in,  to  be  described  in  specifications,  1549. 
Coats,  hoolcs  below  the  buttons,  prohibited,  1557. 
Combinations  not  prescribed  are  prohibited,  1547. 
Commanding  officer's  responsibilities — 

Having  and  wearing  as  prescribed,  1072. 

Inspection  and  verification,  1070. 
Company  commander's  responsibility  for— 

Appearance  of  enlisted  men,  1563. 

Fitting  of,  1557. 
Crews  on  transports,  1571. 
Different  occasions,  by  whom  prescribed,  1544. 
Discrimination  by  theaters,  etc.,  against  persons  wearing  the,  1280. 
Enlisted  men- 
Alterations,  1557. 

Appearance  of,  responsibility,  of  officers,  1563.  i «' 

Clothing.    (See  Clothing,  p.  275.)  ' ' 

Color  sergeants,  battalion,  1000. 

Fatigue,  wearing  by  noncommissioned  officers,  1560. 

Fitting  to  men,  1557. 

Hats,  service,  issue  to  recruits,  1430. 

Hospital  Corps,  white  for  duty  in  wards,  etc.,  1562. 

Inspection  before  leaving  on,  and  after  returning  from,  pass,  1563. 

Prohibited  from  wearing—  i<  ( 

Articles  not  furnished  by  Quartermaster's  Department,  1559. 
Articles  not  furnished  to  their  organizations,  1558.  . « 

Recruiting  parties- 
Instructions  relative  to,  1418, 1419. 
White,  summer,  1419. 

Sample  garments  for  "trying  on,"  1566. 

Service,  modifications  in,  1549. 

Shoes.    (See  Shoes,  p.  398. ) 

Traveling  on  transports,  512,  513, 1544. 
Hooks  on  coats  below  buttons,  prohibited,  1557.  ..  ; 

Insignia  for  marksmanship,  555.  ) 

Inspections,  who  prescribes  the,  56,  77.  .f*-i  ..,•■■ 

Inspectors',  during  their  inspections,  1545.       li  aoih>fi  ,/>i 
Laundering  of  the  new  olive-drab,  944. 
Medals.    (See  Medals,  p.  347.) 
Military  con \icts,  wearing  of,  etc.,  1119. 
Nurse  Corps  (female),  1570. 
Officers- 
Appearing  with  troops,  1545. 

Cloth  for,  where  procured,  1.554. 

Dress  and  full  dress,  officers  of  Quartermaster's  Department,  modifications, 
1649. 

Inspection  and  verification  by  commanding  officers,  1548. 

Maintaining  their,  neat  and  serviceable,  1548. 

Not  serving  with  troops,  wearing  during  hours  of  duty,  1551, 15.52. 


INDEX.  417 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Uniform— Continued. 

Officers— Continued.  ^  . 

Patterns  of,  to  be  kept  by  chief  quartermasters,  1556.  .  • .: 

Providing  themselves  with,  1548. 

Recruiting,  1418. 

Samples  of  cloth  and  braid  for  guidance  of,  1555, 

Service,  modifications  to  go  into  effect  July  1, 1912, 1549. 

To  set  an  example  in  neatness  and  strict  conformity  to  regulations,  1550. 
Old  and  new  patterns,  issue,  1565. 
Regulations,  1543. 

Service,  prescribing  woolen  or  cotton  as  to  season  and  climate,  1546. 
Spurs,  change  in  design,  1549. 
Suspenders,  when  worn,  must  not  be  visible,  1561. 
Troops  on  transports,  regulations,  1544. 
United  States  Army  Transports.    (See  Army  Transports,  p.  255.) 
United  States  Military  Prison: 
Board  of  government,  613. 
Companies,  authorized,  478. 

Correspondence  between  heads  of  staff  departments  and  officers  on  duty  at,  1348. 
Inspection — 

By  whom  and  how  often  made,  scope,  etc.,  45,  68. 

Report  of,  addressing  and  forwarding,  68, 118, 119. 

Report  of  remedial  action  on  defects,  etc.,  124, 128. 

Shot  guns  for  guarding  prisoners,  403, 
United  States  Penitentiary: 

Inspection  of  military  convicts  in,  41. 
Universities.    (See  Educational  Institutions,  p.  294.) 
Unsuitable  Stores: 

Definition  and  disposition,  248-251,253. 
Vacancies: 

Inspector  General's  Department,  how  filled,  1,  3. 
Vaccination: 

Accepted  applicants  for  enlistment,  1421. 
Troops  ordered  for  foreign  service,  525. 
Verification: 

Arms,  uniforms  and  equipments  by  commanding  officers,  371, 1070. 
Cash,  disbursing  officer's  account  current,  215,  216, 
Fuel,  forage,  and  straw,  quarterly,  1220. 
Inspection  of  money  accounts — 

Accountability,  how  determined,  I42(i), 

Amount  of  checlcs  drawn  since  last  inspection,  how  determined,  142(  j)» 

Cash,  141, 142(c). 

Funds  on  deposit,  142(7c),  242. 
Medical  property,  annual,  1242. 
Ordnance  property  to  be  turned  in,  1270. 
Quartermaster's  supplies,  inventory  at  least  once  a  year,  1219. 
Subsistence  stores,  monthly  inventory,  1237. 
Vessels:  ' 

Anchoring  near  military  cables,  812. 
Danger  zones  of  richochets,  826. 
Loss,  destruction,  or  damage,  action,  1540, 
(See  Boats,  p.  264.) 

12969°— 12 27 


418  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 
Veterinarians: 

Campaign  badges  for,  551 . 
Cavalry  and  field  artillery- 
Death  benefit  to  widow,  1572. 
Mounts,  horse  equipments,  and  forage,  1572. 
Orders  to  enlisted  men,  1573. 
Pay  and  allowances,  1572, 1573. 
Retirement,  1572. 

Revolver  and  ammunition  on  field  duty,  1572. 
Revolver  range  practice,  1572. 
Saluted  by  enlisted  men,  1573. 

Status  and  duties,  1572-1575.  i  : 

Inspection  of  beef  cattle  and  fresh  beef,  71, 1575. 
Mallein  treatment  of  animals  by,  1135, 1178. 
Veterinary  hospitals,  1576, 1577. 
Veterinary  supplies,  1218, 1576. 
Veterinary  textbooks,  1576. 
Veterinary  Hospital: 

Supplies  and  equipment,  1576. 
Where  authorized,  1577. 
Veterinary  Supplies: 

Stock  to  be  kept  at  posts  and  stations,  1218. 
Supply  table,  1570. 
Vinegar: 

Officers'  private  mounts,  1134. 
Public  animals,  1483. 
Visitors: 

Coast  defenses,  722. 
Visual  Signal  Outfits.    (See  Signal  outfits,  p.  399.) 
Voltmeters: 

Fortifications,  supplied  by  Signal  Corps,  723(6). 
Volunteers: 

Board,  examination  of  persons  specially  qualified  to  hold  commissions  in,  601. 
Command  of  mixed  corps  by  officers  of,  954. 
Vouchers: 

Abbreviations  A.  R.  and  R.  S.,  to  be  used  in,  1336. 
Clothing,  inspection,  94. 
Fractions  in  footings,  how  treated,  1479. 

Hospital  fund,  790,  791,  793.  p.  ' 

Inventory  and  inspection  reports  are  valid,  on  worthless  property,  275. 
Money- 
Cash  payments- 
Authorized,  when,  189,  228. 

Notations  on,  187.  >■' 

Receipt,  form,  190.  •  * 

Certified  l)y  claimant,  188. 
Check  payments,  data  to  be  noted  on,  186, 187. 
Computation  of  time,  rules,  194. 
Copies  of— 

Duplicate,  triplicate,  etc.,  making,  192. 
Memorandum  form  authorized,  192. 
Papers  establishing  validity  of,  196. 
Depositary  accounts  to  be  designated  on,  205. 


INDEX.  419 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 

Voachers— Continued. 

Money— Continued.  tub  ,yjl>a&i. 

Duebills  against  the  United  States,  197. 
Expense  accounts  to  be  verified  by  affidavit,  188. 
Fractions  of  a  cent,  193. 
Money  accounts,  inspection,  136, 137,  142. 
Money  orders,  international,  purchase,  198. 
Name  in  heading  to  agree  with  signature,  191. 
Number  or  other  description  of,  to  be  noted  on  checks,  146. 
Paymasters',  inspection,  138. 

Preparation,  etc.,  184,  232.  iia'iJW 

Purchases,  data  to  be  given  on,  195.  •  i,,-^ 

Quartermaster's  Department,  preparation,  232. 
Receipts- 
Cash  payments,  189,  190. 
Cash  transferred,  187. 

Check  payments,  not  to  be  given,  exception,  185, 186. 
Deposits,  228. 

In  advance  of  actual  payments,  185. 
Services— 

Not  personal,  data  to  be  given  on,  195. 
Personal  compensation,  188. 
Signature  to,  rules,  191. 
Traveling  expenses  of  civilian  employees,  648. 
Unpaid  accounts  as  duebills,  197. 
Post  commander  to  scrutinize,  1064. 
Property- 
Quartermaster's  Department,  preparation,  1217. 
Transferred  from  one  bureau  or  department  to  another,  179. 
Wagon  Company: 

Organization,  1528. 
Wagoners : 

Disrating  prior  to  discharge,  1007. 
Wagons: 

Battery  and  store,  field  artillery,  inspection  for  condemnation,  331. 
(See  Transportation,  p.  413.) 
Waist-Beit  Adapters: 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  330. 
Issue  and  use,  411. 
Walks: 

Care  of,  at  national  cemeteries,  973. 
Seacoast  posts,  repair,  etc.,  723(d). 
Waste  Products: 

Accumulations,  how  disposed  of,  1198, 1199. 
Watches: 

Field  artillery  personnel,  for  inspections,  drills,  etc.,  431. 
Watering: 

Public  animals,  1175. 
"Water  Supply: 

Analysis  of  water  at  posts  and  camps,  1579. 
Changes  or  extensions  of  permanent  systems,  1578. 
Fortifications,  723(o),  (d). 
Water  Transportation.    (See  Army  Transports,  p.  255;  and  Transportation,  p.  413.) 


420  INDEX. 

[Numbers  refer  to  paragraphs  when  not  otherwise  indicated.] 
Western  Division:  f 

Commander,  duties  regarding  certain  officers  en«route  to  Philippines,  502. 
Whistles: 

Issue  to  infantry  companies,  455. 
Wind  Component  Indicators: 

Fortifications,  supplied  by  Ordnance  Department,  723(c). 
Windows:  .\M 

Emplacement,  to  be  kept  open  during  service  practice,  719.  "^ 

Window  Shades: 

Inspection  for  condemnation,  306. 
Wiring: 

Fortifications- 
Engineer  pole  lines,  use  by  Signal  Corps,  723(6). 
Power  and  light  installed  by  Engineer  Department,  723(o). 
Supplied  by  Signal  Corps,  723(6). 

Seacoast  defenses,  inspection  for  condemnation,  279((f),  315,  342. 
Witnesses: 

Disbursing  officer's  cash  balance,  215,  216. 

Oaths,  26. 

Officers  as,  to  destruction  of  worthl  ss  property,  275, 1485. 

Signatures,  money  vouchers,  191. 

Testimony  of,  to  acts  of  courage  or  bravery  by  officers,  1012. 
Year: 

Inspection  year  is  fiscal  year,  41. 
Young  Men's  Christian  Aesoelatlon: 

Secretary,  transportation  on  Army  transports,  law,  537. 
Zone  Signals: 

Fortifications,  supplied  by  Signal  Corps,  723(6). 


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